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Hell ya Gargoyles. I completely forgot about that show. I loved that show and watched it all the time back in the day.
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I never really watched that one. What year was it's last episode?
A revamped So Weird.
These shows are really old! But they are really good!
For new episodes? No thanks. Whenever a show is resurrected, I've noticed a good chunk the former staff has moved on to other projects. Problem with this is that the new writers and voice actors can't capture the magic the show once had during it's original run and it usually sucks. They mean well I'm sure, but it just seems like a cheap-ripoff or poor attempt. Futurama, Beavis and Butthead and a few other shows pulled it off somehow despite that.
For repeats of a canned show? Sure why not? I liked Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Talespin, That 80's/90's cartoon about Winnie the Pooh ("Pooh Bear, Winnie the Pooh Bear~!"), Kim Possible, and Teacher's Pet. Whould be torn between those shows.
Gargoyles. That is all. Season 1 and 2 was awesome, and the comics are too. If they adapted the comics, or made a continuation of the show picking up from the comics. I would then have a reason to watch Disney XD. (apart from Pokemon and Phineas and Ferb).
It's between Lilo and Stitch, Kim Possible, and Phil of the Future
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I had forgotten about Gargoyles. Another good show that a lot of us probably wouldn't mind seeing again.
My sister was watching an old Kim possible tape and I remember how much I liked that show as a kid XD
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Demi had like bipolar disorder and some break down out of nowhere. Therapy was involved and other stuff I cant remember off the top of my head but the result was the entire show getting abruptly cancelled. They tried to make it up with that whole So Random show (notice how she was never in it) but it was terrible. (I didnt really like sonny with a chance either but just sayin)
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Take it from me, that is excellent progress!
With only 30 or so minutes experience and to be flying that well is awesome. Most new pilots struggle for much longer. There will be prangs in your future, but rest assured, you'll be a great flyer before too long, couple it with a willingness to try new things, and modify it yourself as needed, and it looks like you've found the perfect hobby! Congrats again Subsonic. |
thanks much Sub :fistbump:
Only problem now is, I already have more than enough hobbies :P Bringing her home in piece was due in large part to sticking to very basic (i.e. wimpy) maneuvers so far. I was so amped I forgot to start the timer twice (but judging by the remaining V on the two I timed at 4:30 I guessed well), and also forgot to test stall behavior (i.e. take her "2 mistakes high", straight, reduce throttle to 1/2, 1/4, 0, see what happens) and explore her vertical performance at all, even on the 4th flight. She just looked soooooo beautiful soaring through the sky at relatively gentle angles I was happy to make smooth turns both with and without aileron, and bring her in level for landings. On all 4 batteries I overshot the runway once and simply jammed the throttle, pulled up the gear and went around. Will keep y'all updated on future sorties. Looking forward to going up with other plane(s), doing touch and goes, and other more advanced moves (hammerhead, wingover, split S, slow rolls after more sim time etc) after a few more packs. Cheers man - happy flying to you! |
I suppose it's obvious why full scale pilot have checklists...
Tell me if you've heard this stuff before and I'll shutup 1) If your radio will do it, set your timer to count down when throttle >10% or so, and have a reset for that timer on a momentary switch. This gives a pretty accurate estimate of the amount of juice you've used, and all you need to remember is to throw the momentary switch if you change a pack and don't cycle the power on your radio. I like this feature if I fly pack - pack - pack... 2) Measuring the static volage of the pack is one way to tell how much juice you've used, but I like to rely on what my charger tells me it has put back into the pack. For a 2200 pack, I like to put back less than 1760mAh, so 80% of the batteries capacity. I adjust my flight timer so that number is not exceeded. I think I fly my P38 for about 7 minutes? Cant really remember as it's been so long since I've flown it Sub. |
Here's a few that I actually modified and/or made for RC, not just FS:
Before takeoff: CIGAR Controls (check travel limits and direction, cycle gear) Instruments (set battery timer) Gas (Did you use the charged battery or the discharged one? Check telemetry on battery status if applicable) Attitude (trim, landing switch for expo or dual rates) Runup (make sure it makes power at full throttle, no excess vibrations, etc.) I usually don't take off with flaps, but I would incorporate that in with attitude if I wanted to use them. On approach and landing: I'm not good at mnemonics but it works for me...you can figure out the word it spells out Flaps Attitude (same as CIGAR, make sure your trim and landing switch is set) Gear Altitude (you'll be falling fast with the extra drag, so watch your altitude losses) Speed (maintain a safe speed above stall until flareout) Straight (keep it straight until it stops rolling, don't let it drift off centerline even if you have plenty of room) Missed approach/go around: CCCC Cram it (full throttle) Clean it (flaps up, gear retract optional) Cool it (don't get nervous, calm yourself and try it again) Circle it (give yourself a second to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it for the next approach) After landing (nothing to do with RC I just like the fact they used midget for this one): MIDGET Master off Ignition off Doors locked Gust lock installed ELT off Tie down plane |
Re-charging the batteries from yesterday took between 1300 and 1500mAH, so was getting pretty close to the bottom of the tank. Today I did another four ~4 minute flights, getting more adventurous with vertical and inverted moves. Tricky cross winds but managed clean landings. So far have charged up 3 of the 4 2200mAH packs: #1 took 1060mAH, with 11.5V showing at start of charge #2 took 1107 (11.49V) #3 took 1366 (11.35V) #4 (charging now) (11.27V) So theoretically could have run them another minute and stayed withing the 80% rule. Good lists there, West TX. When I read your first one CIGAR I thought "hey I did that!", cause I smoked a Backwoods Cigar after the successful maiden |
Up to 18 highly enjoyable flights with the Lightning.
I wasn't digging the patched up appearance anymore so gave her a coat of flat black spray paint (with red wingtips to help with orientation) for a nightfighter-like scheme. Mean! Have also made the jump to 4s... now she really has POWER! The thicker pack required slicing off the tab on the battery cover and gluing in a CF post and tube. Only takes around 3:45 to drain a 2200mAH pack down ~75% (measured by amount of mAH put back in). Not sure if slightly out of balance props/spinners are contributing much to the fast drain, but sure wish a 3000+ mAH pack would fit in there. I really love flying this thing. Looking forward to building the v2 kit on the shelf so she'll have a fresh, D-Day painted companion. Anyone else still flying their JPower Lightning?? |
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Looking good Kurt!
Looks like it may have had a few bumps and scrapes as well eh? I'd think you would have to pretty much pin the throttle open for the whole flight to drain a 4S 2200 in less than 4 minutes! Oh well, each of us must have our own style I suppose! Sub. |
I tore the front gear door off and painted the wheel well flat black, don't even notice it's not there in flight. The rear doors help a bit to keep the V1 rear gear up so I've left them on for now :P Thanks Sub. Yup she's got some battle scars, but happy to say after her nearly catastrophic 1st flight where I had the ailerons reversed there have been no crashes!!!! knocking on wood.... So other than the dinged up nose (crashing nose first, inverted tends to do that ), engine cowls, and somewhat sloppy epoxy on the main wing CF spars she's not really in bad shape. I also reinforced the ultra-thin rudder links by basically doubling their strength with 0.5mm CF rod epoxied right to them. I've got the rudder low DR set to 50%, response is ridiculous now but haven't yet pulled off a clean knife-edge. Uh yeah, she likes to fly fast Off to Bong Park in about an hour, gorgeous day for flyin! |
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Hi all I fly this on a 4 s and have been having heaps of fun. Unfortuntley the motors have burned up (only saved the plane from a stack beacuse of posting on this site explaining what to do in the event of an engine failure ie throttle right down to get you out of the spin that the failure causes) and Ive swapped out the stock motors but the new ones have 4mm shafts as opposed to the orginals which have 3mm. When I tried to drill out the holes in the orginal spinners it always comes out off centre and induces vibrations.
Anyone know a suitable replacement spinner which is the same shape and with 4mm holes as I can see plenty out there but most have a sharper profile than the orginals and dont look that good on the plane. Also what MAS props would be a suitable replacement to go with them Thanks |
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I used a reamer to enlarge the spinner hole. Not absolutely perfect balance but it worked. I did replace the steel spinner screws with 4-40 aluminum capscrews, and tapped the backplate so they're much easier to remove and install without stripping. Props I use are Master Airscrew 9x7, one pusher one puller http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...GYM7&search=Go http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...J18+&search=Go The stock spinner is ~2.4" diameter, so this would probably work http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXE154&P=ML but is quite a bit pricier than stock replacements (which are V1s so would still require reaming) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=19092 Anyone have a good source for a suitable replacement nose gear strut? Mine is pretty bent up from running off the end of the runway... have bent it back several times but eventually it'll probably snap from fatigue. V2 strut is 3mm diameter, 100mm long. thanks! |
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A quick update after WBS dominated Rochester 5-1 Thursday night to record its first win of the season:
— Eric Tangradi and Bryan Lerg each had a goal and an assist. Tangradi opened the scoring when he skated to the right-wing corner on the forecheck, intercepted a behind-the-back pass by D T.J. Brennan, went to the net and beat goalie Drew MacIntyre. Lerg scored the third 3-on-5 shorthanded goal in franchise history in the second period, stepping in front of a pass near his own zone and scoring on a breakaway. Ross Lupaschuk and Billy Tibbetts scored the other two 3-on-5 goals.
— The Lerg goal came after a remarkable penalty killing shift. With Rochester up two men, D Joey Mormina and G Brad Thiessen both lose their sticks. Thiessen made two acrobatic saves before Ryan Craig, who had in the meantime given his stick to Mormina, made a diving clear with his glove.
— Colin McDonald scored his first goal as a Penguin at the tail end of a tic-tac-toe passing play from Lerg and Philip Samuelsson. Brian Strait and Niko Dimitrakos also scored. Brian Gibbons had two assists.
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Should Commodore Barron have surrendered his ship? Should Decatur have criticised him? Their famous duel ended in … bloodshed at dawn
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There was a solemn funeral, which even President Monroe attended (as well as the Chief Justice of the United States), and ten thousand people watched the procession. Yet no one took action to bring any criminal to justice. It may be added as a postscript that Barron, having survived his wound, lived on until he was past eighty, to attain the respectability of extreme old age and the distinction of being for a time the senior officer of the United States Navy. He had made his contribution to the tradition of lawlessness and physical violence that was to plague American public life for generations to come; it is even possible that the shots fired in the Maryland glade were echoed 143 years later at Dallas.


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Admire 5 different models that show off their bikini bodies. Most of these beautiful girls work for the big V brands, Victoria's Secret has got on board most of these beauties that are proud to show their bikini bodies on different shootings without photoshop (of course, they don't need any kind of retouch but that is not the case of most women).
Are these girls an envy combo? Super flat abs, no fat at all, skinny bodies and beautiful faces. Do you feel envy when you look at these images?
At least I am glad to say that these images have not been retouched, it is pure beauty.


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Join Tova Andrea Wang at the AFL-CIO Sept. 19
Voter ID laws are real threats to our democracy.
Join us at the AFL-CIO to discuss Tova Andrea Wang's book, The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote, Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m. Wang, a senior democracy fellow at Demos, says today's voter suppression tactics have roots going back a century and a half and pose a serious threat to the democratic process.
Wang will be joined by Clarissa Martínez from the National Council of La Raza and Carmen Berkley of the Generational Alliance. AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker will moderate the panel discussion.
Join Tova Andrea Wang at the AFL-CIO on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m.


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Chaifetz Concerts Named Best in St. Louis
The "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" included four concerts hosted by Chaifetz Arena on its list of "Top 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis."
The Lumineers concert at Chaifetz Arena was listed as No. 10 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's list of best concerts in St. Louis. Photo courtesy of Global Spectrum |
Four concerts hosted by Saint Louis University's Chaifetz Arena were listed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's 2013 "Top 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis."
The article recounted performances and packed houses at Chaifetz Arena from Nine Inch Nails (No. 3), Muse (No. 7), Kendrick Lamar (No. 9) and The Lumineers (No. 10). The full top 10 list of performances can be found online.
"We're thrilled to have hosted such astounding performances in 2013 at Chaifetz Arena," said Jim Wynkoop with Global Spectrum and general manager of the arena. "These concerts have created memories that will last a lifetime for our patrons. We look forward to building on the successes from 2013 in the coming year."
The diverse performances kicked off with global sensation, Muse. The English rock band lit up the stage as more than 8,000 screaming fans enjoyed the incredible performance on March 8.
Kendrick Lamar, one of the hottest up-and-coming hip-hop stars in the industry, performed with Steve Aoki on April 17. Lamar has been nominated for seven Grammys for his work in 2013.
Nine Inch Nails, the highest ranked show from the Post-Dispatch's list, brought their critically-acclaimed Tension 2013 tour to Saint Louis University's campus on Oct. 1. The intense rock show kicked off a record setting eight-week concert schedule at Chaifetz Arena.
Folk rock band The Lumineers performed at Chaifetz Arena on Oct. 4 in a concert co-sponsored by the SLU Student Activities Board. The Lumineers' first single "Ho Hey" reached No. 1 on the Alternative and Hot AC charts and has been streamed more than 100 million times on Spotify.
The star-studded concert lineup at Chaifetz Arena will continue into 2014 with Lady Antebellum performing on Thursday, Feb. 13; Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Anthony Hamilton and Joe performing on Friday, Feb. 14; the St. Louis Blues Festival taking place Saturday, March 8; Demi Lovato performing Thursday, March 20; and Justin Moore performing Thursday, March 27.
Tickets for all Chaifetz Arena events are available at Ticketmaster.com.


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THE WORLD HAS BEEN INVADED BY ALIENS! It's up to a nerdy, lazy high school kid to save it!
3.81 / 5.00 7,539 ViewsThe premier episode of Peter Godly.
Peter teaches David an important lesson about Exodus 35:2 - With a .45 automatic.
2nd Episode available at http://www.newgrounds.co
Pleasing to the Lord,lol
Heh, it was alright I guess, lol, vengeance is mine
hahahahahhaahha bleh
this is awesome i found it really really funny i can see this is gona be a really good series i hope you mak loads more plz keep up the great work
wow!!! this was great
it is in the same league as dad n' me!!!! cant wait to see this on the front page and i have one of the first reviews!!! absolutely great graphics! this isnt that long very funny just great all around this should be on robot chicken! seriously!
it wasn't perfect
BUt it was still a ten, I loved it. Hopefully we'll see more of the same ,great flash, great idea. thank you I'm still laughing.


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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Durbin Hits Back At NRA's LaPierre: 'You Missed That Point Completely' (VIDEO) — After National Rifle Association exectuive vice president Wayne LaPierre insisted during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence Wednesday that universal background checks on firearms purchases …
The Atlantic Wire, The PJ Tatler, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Moderate Voice
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Gabrielle Giffords' husband smacks down Wayne LaPierre — Perhaps the most important moment so far in today's Senate Judiciary hearing on guns came when astronaut Mark Kelly directly confronted NRA head Wayne LaPierre over the shooting of his wife, Gabrielle Giffords.
The Right Scoop, Taylor Marsh, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Maddow Blog and The Reaction
Jillian Rayfield / Salon:
LaPierre under fire — Dems allege NRA "missing the point" on background checks as gun hearings grow heated — Predictably, one of the biggest points of contention in Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence was whether to implement universal background checks.
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Tennessee 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Now Requires Teachers To Inform Parents If Their Child Is Gay — Tennessee's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill died with the adjournment of the state assembly last year. But now the measure is back — with new, harsher requirements.
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Katie McDonough / Salon:
Tennessee "Don't Say Gay" bill would require teachers to out their students
Tennessee "Don't Say Gay" bill would require teachers to out their students
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Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Chinese Hackers Infiltrate New York Times Computers — SAN FRANCISCO — For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees. — After surreptitiously tracking …
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Megan Garber / The Atlantic Online:
Gabby Giffords's Handwritten Notes for Her Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee — The former U.S. representative wrote her speech in pen, and on binder paper. — Americans for Responsible Solutions — This morning, Gabby Giffords made an unannounced appearance at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on gun violence.
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Jessica Testa / BuzzFeed:
Here Are The Notes Gabrielle Giffords Used During Her Testimony On Gun Violence
Here Are The Notes Gabrielle Giffords Used During Her Testimony On Gun Violence
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Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
Why defense spending plunged 22% last quarter — and killed GDP — On Wednesday, the government announced that the economy had shrunk at a 0.1 percent annual pace between October and December. That came as a surprise to most economists, who were expecting at least modest growth. So what happened?
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White House Blames GDP Drop On Republicans
White House Blames GDP Drop On Republicans
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New York Times:
Israeli Jets Attack Target Deep in Syria — JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes carried out a strike deep inside Syrian territory on Wednesday, American officials reported, saying they believed the target was a convoy carrying sophisticated antiaircraft weaponry on the outskirts of Damascus …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Obama administration takes steps to implement individual mandate — The Obama administration took new steps Wednesday toward implementing the individual mandate in its signature healthcare law, downplaying the scope of the unpopular provision by stressing rules that allow exemptions from the requirement to purchase insurance.
Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
Kurt Schlichter / BREITBART.COM:
IGNORE LENA DUNHAM'S 'GIRLS' AT YOUR OWN PERIL, CONSERVATIVES — There's plenty about Girls to annoy conservatives, yet this often creepy, usually skeevy, critically-acclaimed HBO series is also a test for conservatives. — Will we finally heed Andrew Breitbart's warnings about the importance …
American Power, Ed Driscoll, alicublog and Wizbang
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama expects immigration reform bill as early as June — President Obama said Wednesday he expects an immigration reform bill will be signed into law by year's end, and possibly as early as June. — "I'm hopeful that this can get done, and I don't think that it should take many, many months …
ABCNEWS, Politico, New York Times and CNN
Teen Performer At Inaugural Events Fatally Shot In Chicago — Hadiyah Pendleton, 15, was shot in the back while hanging out with a group of teens on Tuesday — Hadiya Pendleton died after she was shot in the back while hanging out with a group of teens on Tuesday. Police say she wasn't the intended target.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Tornado leaves extensive damage in NW Georgia; 1 reported dead — At least one death and numerous injuries were reported Wednesday as storms, including a tornado, hit parts of Bartow, Gordon and other northwest Georgia counties, leaving destruction and power outages in their wake.
This Just In, NBCNews.com, The Lede, BBC and CNN
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Reid Tips His Hand Over Dems' Sequester Strategy — In the House of Representatives, Republicans claim they've braced themselves to let the full force of the sequester hit government programs of all kinds on March 1, defense most directly, rather than compromise with Democrats to replace …
The Maddow Blog, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Martin Rogers / Yahoo! Sports:
Niners CB says openly gay players would not be welcomed on the team — NEW ORLEANS - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver has made inflammatory comments regarding homosexuality in football just a few days before Super Bowl XLVII. — Shock jock Artie Lange revealed he had interviewed Culliver …
AMERICAblog, Joe. My. God., CBSSports.com, FIRST DRAFT and Mediaite
Jason Schreier / Kotaku:
Video Games Are 'A Bigger Problem Than Guns,' Says Actual U.S. Senator — On MSNBC today, U.S. senator Lamar Alexander (a Tennessee Republican) set a new benchmark for insanity by claiming that games are worse than guns. — "I think video games is a bigger problem than guns …
Mediaite, Truthdig and Taegan Goddard's …
Keoki Kerr / Hawaii News Now:
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Jim Nabors marries his longtime male partner — Jim Nabors, the Hawaii resident well known for his starring role in the 1960s television sitcom "Gomer Pyle, USMC," married his longtime male partner early this month, he told Hawaii News Now Tuesday.
ArtsBeat, Dependable Renegade, Advocate, Gossip Cop and Gawker
Jana Winter / Fox News:
Obama goes 'skeet shooting all the time'? Hardly ever, sources say — Jan. 29, 2013: President Obama waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.AP — News of President Obama's apparently long-secret fondness for skeet shooting came as a surprise …
Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:
CNN 'Starting Point' Staffers Brace Themselves — The announcement that CNN is totally revamping its morning show and scrapping Soledad O'Brien's "Starting Point" has sent shivers through her staff. — Insiders tell us Executive VP Ken Jautz and VP Bart Feder addressed the staff after the show went off the air today.
Twitchy, Hot Air, TVNewser, The PJ Tatler, National Review and Taylor Marsh
Ann Coulter / Human Events:
RUBIO'S AMNESTY A PATH TO OBLIVION FOR GOP — RESIZE: — Apart from finding out that Barack Obama did far worse in his re-election than nearly any other incumbent who won re-election, the only thing that perked me up after Nov. 6 was coming across a Time magazine published after the 2004 election …
Hot Air
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Democratic senators call for legislation on equal pay for women — A group of Democratic senators came to the floor Wednesday to urge the passage of a bill that would help women fight for equal pay. — Democratic Sens. Barbara Mikulski (Md.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), Barbara Boxer (Calif.) …
Daily Kos
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
What Professor Hagel Taught — Cyberwar and Bjorn Lomborg at Georgetown. A former student is "disgusted" by the nomination process. — Before he became President Obama's Secretary of Defense nominee, Senator Chuck Hagel was a professor at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service for three years.
Washington Free Beacon and Daniel W. Drezner
Palestinian Media Watch:
Venomous Antisemitism published by European funded Ma'an — Venomous Antisemitism published by Palestinian Ma'an News Agency — funded by — Danish, Dutch and UK governments and the EU, UNDP, and UNESCO — "[The Jews] feel inferior to the nations and societies in which they live …
Obama's Flip-Flops on Money in Politics: A Brief History — When President Obama told supporters that he would morph his campaign into a new nonprofit that would accept unlimited corporate donations, the announcement set off a familiar round of griping from campaign finance reformers.
Election Law Blog
New York Post:
Cops handcuff and interrogate boy, 7, for hours over missing $5: family — This kid was no killer — but some callous Bronx cops sure treated him like one. — Instead of earning himself a simple trip to the principal's office, a terrified 7-year-old boy was hauled out of class …
ABCNEWS, The Raw Story and Fox News Insider
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Making Voting Constitutional — In Fairfax County, Virginia, a voter holds their voting permit and ID card at the Washington Mill Elementary School near Mount Vernon, Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Fairfax County is a Washington suburb with more than 1 million residents and is the biggest battleground …
Arizona Republic:
3 shot at Phoenix office building — FONT: — The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team — Three people suffered gunshot wounds during a shooting at an office complex in north-central Phoenix Wednesday morning, officials said. — Three others were transported to area hospitals …
Slate, The Raw Story, KASW-TV and Gawker


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Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJThe book has a very clear identity. It takes a truly objects first approach to teaching problem solving using Java. These are complicated concepts so the book uses the development environment BlueJ to help the student's understanding. BlueJ has a strong emphasis on visualization and interaction techniques, and allows the students to manipulate objects and call methods as a first exercise. BlueJ is free and freely available, and has been developed specifically for teaching. The book is loaded with projects so that the student can really get a grip on actually solving problems; and it takes a "spiral approach", introducing a topic in a simple context early on, then revisiting it later in the book to deepen understanding. It also comes with a CD containing JDK, BlueJ, a BlueJ tutorial and code for all the projects. The website contains style guide for all examples, PowerPoints for lecturers and also a Solutions Manual. |
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Profit and non-profit organizations, as well as individuals, are permitted to conduct door to door sales in residential neighborhoods with an approved Bethel Park Police Department Solicitor's Permit. Solicitation in commercial districts is regulated/permitted by each individual business. Prior to initiating any sales, a Solicitor's Permit Application must be completed and approved by the Bethel Park Police Department. Profit and Non-profit organizations are required to register each and every individual that will be selling door to door on behalf of the organization. No sales are permitted to begin until the application has been approved and a sales permit identification has been issued by the Police Department. |
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Past American Presidents in Color
written by denisesanjose on 2013-02-18 #news"Full victory—nothing else," echoed Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1944, but what really makes a good leader? On Presidents' Day 2013, TIME.com recognizes the service, sacrifice and success of former US heads of state by giving readers a brief history lesson illustrated by colorized versions of iconic presidential portraits.
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Print Mac OS X operating system version.
Syntax sw_vers
sw_vers -productName
sw_vers -productVersion
sw_vers -buildVersion Key -productName Print just the value of the ProductName property. -productVersion Print just the value of the ProductVersion property. -buildVersion Print just the value of the BuildVersion property.
When executed with no options sw_vers prints a short list of version properties:
% sw_vers
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.3
BuildVersion: 7A100
The ProductName property provides the name of the operating system release (typically either "Mac OS X" or "Mac OS X Server"). The ProductVersion property defines the version of the operating system release (for example, "10.2.4" or "10.3"). The BuildVersion property provides the specific revision of the operating system as generated by the Mac OS X build system.
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"Have no friends not equal to yourself" ~ Confucious (Analects)
set - Set a shell variable = value
unset - Remove variable or function names


text: Amber Portwood & Jenelle Evans Plus 9 More Celebrity Feuds — Pics Scarlett Johansson attends the UK Film Premiere of 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' at Westfield London on March 20, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) These two teen moms have been battling over Twitter recently (Courtesy Of facebook/Instagram) These former BFFs started feuding over Selena getting back with Justin Bieber (Getty, FameFlyNet) These two divas were rumored to be beefing over Bey's surprise album release. (Getty) Two former Disney BFFs have been Twitter battling for quite some time (Getty, SplashNews) These pop divas have been feuding over Katy's comments about "the kiss." (Getty) These ladies have been feuding ever since Lorde made comments dissing Selena (Getty) Demi didn't like Gaga's vomit performance and the two have been going at it every since (Getty) These icons have beef that goes back to 2012! (Getty) Farrah Abraham is just feuding all the teen moms — period! These two former 'Victorious' co-stars have been feuding since 2013! DIVERGENT COSMETICS Divergent Multi-Piece Collector's Kit, $59.50, Sephora.com DIVERGENT COSMETICS Divergent 7-piece Nail Art Kit, $27.50, Sephora.com DIVERGENT COSMETICS Divergent Multi-Piece Collector's Palette, $32.50, Sephora.com


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COMEDY legend Bernard Manning died today at the age of 76.
He passed away at 3.10pm at the North Manchester General Hospital, where doctors were treating him for a kidney problem.
Manning had been a patient in the hospital for the last two weeks and was admitted to intensive care over the weekend but only yesterday his son Bernard junior said his condition was improving.
Showbiz agent Mickey Martin, a close friend of the comedian, told the MEN: "I was going to visit him today but young Bernard called to say he's gone.
"It's come all of a sudden as we thought he was on the mend."
Mr Martin added: "He was the godfather of The Comedians and it's a sad loss to Manchester as well as to the world of comedy."
Read a full obituary and pay your tribute to Bernard Manning here
Manning was born in Ancoats and set up the World Famous Embassy Club in Harpurhey with his father in 1959.
But he found national fame in the 1970s when he appeared in the ITV stand-up show The Comedians along with Frank Carson and Stan Boardman.
Manning's style of politically-incorrect comedy became increasingly unfashionable and he was banned from many venues as critics branded his humour sexist and racist.
But he refused to tone down his act and revelled in the controversy generated by his shows. Despite his reputation for his blue brand of humour, his biographer Jonathan Margolis described him as a "family man" who devoted a lot of time to charity work, including raising money for Francis House Hospice in Didsbury, and Cancer Research.
He was left devastated in 1995 when his wife, Vera, and both his brothers died within the space of 12 months.
Only five weeks ago he held a "living wake" for a Channel 4 documentary where fellow comics paid tribute to him at the Manchester Hilton Hotel.
He told the audience: "I'm going to be with you for a long time yet."Manning said: "Throughout my life I've met such great people, I've had a good life, I've got a good family, and this has been one of the greatest nights of my life, so don't you worry about me."


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HD44780 Compatible display |
There are a number of advantages of an I2C implementation:
- Only two I/O pins are required.
- More i/o can be added on the same two wires.
- The lines can be longer than a parallel implementation and readily screened.
- The Atmel part has a native I2C port
- Lots of support in Arduino libraries
- Could be bit banged if necessary
The implementation was based on the LiquidCrystal_I2C for the Arduino using a Phillips (NXP) I2C chip PCF8574P as described in the libraries associated documentation. Using this device a serial communication can be achieved to a parallel I/O port. This essentially allows for a serial to parallel conversion and thus control of a HD44780 compatible LCD display device as used in the Panelolu design. The chip also has bi-directional i/o ports. Thus supporting input as well as output. So the plan was to use two devices one for the display and one for the switches etc.
The good, the bad and the ugly...
The great thing about open sources is that you get to benefit from lots of people working on projects thus 'standing on the shoulders of giant's'. Simultaneously of course you can find yourself working in parallel on a blind alley. In this case I selected the chip as the library seemed well supported and the chip is low cost, with alternates out there that would not lock a solution into one device.
LiquidCrystal_I2C implementation from the notes |
So I have decided to junk the Philips part and switch to the Microchip part as one part will support both the LCD and the keboard.
Whilst doing this, I also developed a CAD model to allow me to implement a neat box for my display and keyboard. If you would like a copy of the HD44780 STEP model for the 20 x 4 model, you can download it from here. You can get the software configured for Huxley #710 here. I have no intention of taking this software forward in this form at the moment. I have ordered the Microchip part so that I am hardware compatible with the upcoming Panelolu implementation.
Either way, I will have Huxley #710 running with the Microchip part by the end of January at the latest. Until then, the LCD panel with the Philips part is fantastic. The temperature updates are rapid and the status updates on the display are very handy.
RS 720-0226 Fordata FDCC2004B-FLYYBW-51SE |
I may yet implement the Nokia 5110 display with Huxley #710, a graphic of the part being printed would be cool on a progress style screen. At the moment though we are just having too much fun printing and working with our new glass table!
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Pedestrian killed by vehicle in Irvine
IRVINE – A pedestrian died Friday evening after he was struck by a car at an Irvine intersection, police said.
Officers at about 6:20 p.m. responded to reports of a vehicle striking a pedestrian at the Trabuco Road and Monroe intersection, Irvine police Sgt. Rob Warren said.
The male pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, Warren said. Authorities have not released his name or age.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian remained at the scene to talk to police. No immediate arrests or citations were reported.
Traffic investigators are looking into who had right of way. It wasn't immediately clear whether the pedestrian was in the street or an intersection when he was struck.
Both directions of Trabuco have been closed in the area as police go over the scene.
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New London — A routine traffic stop on Bank Street Tuesday led to the seizure of a handgun and the arrest of the driver, police said.
At 12:24 p.m., police said they spotted a man, later identified as 20-year-old Jared Gomez of Manchester, driving while on the phone and without his seat belt on.
Police said they developed information, with the assistance of probation officers, that Gomez was in possession of a handgun. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a .380 semi-automatic pistol.
Gomez was charged with weapons in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of a firearm, failure to wear a seat belt and using a handheld cellphone while driving.
In August, court records show Gomez was arrested by Groton Town police on charges that included second-degree stalking, second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree unlawful restraint.
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Maybe later on, but the silver kind of matches the Apple range of products so it looks neat and professional.
Noted on our "customer wish list!"
Maybe later on, but the silver kind of matches the Apple range of products so it looks neat and professional.
Noted on our "customer wish list!"
another vote for champagne Gold!
My feeling is that DSD has different filtering requirements from PCM. With DSD you just need a simple LPF filter that can even be passive and analog and just pass the DSD data through it and you have music. You can not just put a LPF on PCM data and have anything that resemble music at the output. I think that the simplicity of DSD filter requirements is what gives DSD its unique sound. It seems that PCM filters are still evolving. Not sure if IFI will update their iDAC product.
Are you guys AMR customers in disguise?
This is the AMR CD-77 Processor in Champagne!
Our larger dealers usually order several hundred DACs each time so if there is a chance that we can arrange to have our usual production run of 1,000 units, done in a different finish/colour, there may be a special colour edition in the future.
People, think of the anodising finish you would most like to see.
John Westlake implemented heavily ringing filters. AMR/iFi tends to go for non-ringing approach. If you look at the CD-77 from 2006 onwards, we tend to go for non/nil filters or Non-OverSampling.
As for the nano iDSD, there is just put a low-pass onto DSD and for DXD in the nano. In the micro we can do so - selectable for any format (listener's discretion advisory).
The Audiolab 8200CDQ is a rack-based component that retails for £999 at Sevenoaks. The iDAC is £275 - by rights, it may be close but we would be surpprised if it did better it.
At RMAF, we ran the iDAC with the US$5k DP-777 and switched between for people and the iDAC with the iUSB and Gemini was not embarrassed (was a great way to demo!) in this company (along with Dr Feickert Turntable).
My feeling is that DSD has different filtering requirements from PCM. With DSD you just need a simple LPF filter that can even be passive and analog and just pass the DSD data through it and you have music. You can not just put a LPF on PCM data and have anything that resemble music at the output. I think that the simplicity of DSD filter requirements is what gives DSD its unique sound. It seems that PCM filters are still evolving. Not sure if IFI will update their iDAC product.
The iDAC is focused on doing PCM. It is going to run side by side with the micro iDSD. The former is desktop-based as it was the first iFi product using trickle-down technology from the AMR DP-777.
The micro iDSD is likely to have technology that should trickle-up to the future AMR products.
Exciting times.
My friend Gazza just told me this knees-up here is on.
This is extremely clever what you are doing. Hat off to you gent's at iFi.
Reading through the thread so far, much has me baffled me to say the least.
Balanced? What for? Naim always said the problem was not balanced or not, but those useless RCA connectors with two ground path's...
Also, sure, I know my iDAC has an ESS Sabre Chip. iFi made sure to put it in big letters on the box, so I cannot forget, even it means nothing to me.
My Naim CDS, I know has a Philips DAC Chipa (Gazza tells me it is a bit of a "legend").
My buddy John has a NAIM DAC, which has, or so I am told, Burr Brown Dac Chips, just like the iDSD nano (which I yet have to try).
You know what, you might as well be talking Fish & Chips instead of DAC Chips to me. Charlotte or King Edward, Pollock or Cod, no idea. I just scoff 'em after a game.
And guess what, the three different DAC Chips, I'd say make those three machines sound more alike than different (compared to a lot of other digital audio gear I have encountered). I tested the Dragonfly, which is supposed to have the same chip as my iDAC and it does not really sound a lot like the iDAC, to these ears.
And what brand is FPGA? I'm no expert, but I never heard of FPGA brand DAC chips. Are they supposed to be good? Why doesn't anyone seem to use them then? Or are they so new, no-one knows?
I think I'll leave the debate on the merits of DAC Chips alone before I hurt myself and leave it to those learned and interested in this sort of thing and stick to Fish & Chips instead.
I suspect in both cases it matters more how it's fried, not what "brand" potato it is... You should taste the stuff at that chippy off Barking Road near Upton Park. I bet you it is in the fat he fries them in, not in the taters, I suspect he ads lard, darn right tasty no matter what he does.
Bluetooth, don't get me started on bluetooth.
After hearing the Philippe Strack's Bluetooth headphones I think I'm off bluetooth for life, except for my Jawbone Era (I will not look like that **** Joly from trigger happy TV answering my Samsung Note, okay? And with the noise levels on the Tube it would be futile anyway. I originally misheard the name as "Sick Parrot". I was a little taken with the app that let you change the sound like my iCAN's 3D sound but with more to twiddle (maybe not a good thing), but when I tried it at Selfridges with my own tunes the sound was totally pants. It was barely ok via Wire, but via Bluetooth it became subterranean and we were in the 2nd basement already! I think I heard right the first time, a sick parrot, norwegian blue no less.
Ok, my wishlist for iDSD?
Dear iFi Father of Half Time Christmas.
Please bring me for this years Half-Time Christmas on the 24th of June or earlier:
An iDSD that sound more like my NAIM CDS for CD file replay (the NAIM CDS still is better than the iDAC),
an iDSD with a headphone amp that can drive my Audeze LCD-2 really well and has a 6.3mm jack (the iDAC Amp is great for lesser headphones, but not for the Audeze),
an iDSD with 3D Sound (and maybe X-Bass too, as many headphones need it, including my antique Micro MX-1 Electrostatics) I love that one on my iCAN.
an iDSD with a Battery, a big one please, to last many hours, at least Heathrow to Changi or Chek Lap Kok (I am going to do a lot of flying that way soon), if not London to Sydney.
an iDSD that plays directly with my Galaxy Note (the iDAC micro is about right in size, but no battery) without three different silly cables and adapters. If not, throw in a cable that makes it work directly and one for Apple iPhone too, we are paying enough as it is, ok?
an IDSD that I can Dock with my Galaxy Note and not using rubber bands, okay!? (I looked at photos of the iDSD nano, rubber-bands, what's next?),
an iDSD with a DC Socket and SPDIF in would be nice, I have kit around my house in other rooms (even the Kitchen) that could use a nice and affordable DAC that takes SPDIF (cannot afford a NAIM DAC for every room even with my upcoming promotion). Not sure if that can be combined with making it portable. The iDSD mini looks like it may a better choice in terms of home use, but it looks expensive as well.
So, if you do at least some of these, I'll promise to support the Hammers at all games when I'm in the UK and be a nice casual and not get into rude stuff when I do.
Coming to think of it, let me add another one.
Can you make the iDSD charge my Samsung Note when playing? You should have a lot of space for a battery, so put in a really big one (the pieces of fluff like a really big one too). I find phone is always flat at the end of the day if I play a lot of music on tube and and on the train. So, make it give my Phone some juice, will you?
Then I'll be really good and cheer the Hammers to take the Gunners up to the arsenal every time they play them, for life, even if I have to fly back from Singapore (where I will be spending a lot more time soon) for the game.
Cheers Rich
There is a lot of feedback here and after seeing you at the Brighton AudioWorld Show, we ran these by Thorsten and his team as it is involves not only technical but mechanical considerations.
Suffice to say, today our Head of Design had to contribute several times to the Swearjar. After being fined for muttering some english profanities he switched to german, but we could tell by his tone. He later tried to get away with being rude in Italian or Spanish (couldn't tell) and finally tried russian, but his tone gave him away. And his face looked a lot like grumpy cat
The poor guy is left trying to square several circles in the feasibility study to deliver all the different features you guys want, without any more space to put them and without much more budget either. Yet he needs a new bigger-sized headphone amplifier which in turn needs a much more complex power supply to run from battery. Seems he finally cracked at least part of all of this, as he looks a bit more like his usual Cheshire Cat self
We'll have some updates tomorrow - maybe even a teaser.
All these are noted and added to the list. There is def a consensus growing here for certain things in this direction - from FaceBook and emails received as well as these head-fi inputs.
The same one as in the nano iDSD.
We are not disclosing the exact model as it took us some time to track this puppy down - as it keeps PCM/DSD native.
Hope you dont mind.
You put a lot of effort into writing this which is much appreciated.
But taking just one example, stripping out the torroidal power supply is quite significant as this seriously impacts sound. This is why USB-powered DACs such as the iDAC benefit from the iUSB as it puts in a clean power supply. Tesco petrol is not the same as Shell V-Power and each is priced accordingly.
We just finished exhibiting at the Brighton AudioWorld Show. Suffice to say most interested customers were <£1k DAC people and they really like the iFi micro stack with Alpha Dog headphones. A few guys even brought their own big 'phones to audition.
We'll pm you next time we're at another show in the UK and you are very welcome to bring your preferred DAC/s down. Happy to run a comparison for you and your friends with a similar priced setup.
Though bear in mind that the nano iDSD and upcoming micro iDSD - play PCM and DSD natively. So the iDSD does not only play just DSD, as some customers enquired about this.
Yes - the "battery yes please" keeps cropping up so it is a real front runner.
Coming from the iDAC, I would love to see the upcoming Micro iDSD having,


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Know of a product made in Arizona that we might include here? Let us know.Renee's Desert Rub and Glaze
Meat seasonings, Tucson
Established: 1996
Renee's spicy Desert Rub is a unique Southwestern Blend of Chiles and Spices slightly sweetened with just a touch of Brown Sugar. This seasoning adds an exciting new flavor when rubbed on meats, chicken, and seafoods before grilling. It is shipped all over the country and carried by places like locally by A.J.'s Market and Arizona Emporium.
China Mist Tea
Assorted teas, Scottsdale
Established: 1982
China Mist hot and iced tea bags are manufactured and packaged in Scottsdale. The teas are sold in stores and online, as well as supplied to the food service industry.
Gold Canyon Candles
Candles and home decor, Chandler
Established: 1997
Gold Canyon is a party-plan candle business with more than 25,000 Independent Demonstrators across North America. In 2010, 2.8 million candles were made at the Chandler plant.
Whisker City
Cat furniture, Phoenix
Established: 1987
Whisker City is a PetSmart exclusive brand, whose products are made in Phoenix and sold around the country.
Urban Oven
Cracker manufacturer, Chandler
Established: 2008
Chandler-based gourmet cracker maker Urban Oven recently added cookies to its product list. They are available at AJ's stores around the Valley.
Firearms manufacturer, Prescott
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of high-quality firearms for the commercial sporting market. Ruger is the only full-line manufacturer of American-Made firearms.
Tau Publishing
Book manufacturer, Phoenix
Established: 2002
Tau Publishing produces religious-themed books for adults and children in house, from design to finished product. Their books are shipped to all 50 states and a dozen foreign countries.
Four Peaks Brewing Company
Craft beer brewer, Tempe
Established: 1996
Four Peaks craft brews can be purchased at grocery and convenience stores around the state, or at their restaurant and brewery locations in Tempe and Scottsdale.
Southwest Specialty Foods
Hot sauce and condiment products, Goodyear
Established: 1986
Owner Jeff Jacobs keeps busy running the farm where he grows his extra hot haba�ero peppers. Thus the name "Ass Kickin' " on the product labels.
Poore Bros. chips
Inventure Group snack food manufacturer, Phoenix
Established: 1996
10 varieties of Poore Brothers chips are manufactured in Goodyear and sold throughout the United States.
Taser International Inc.
Weapons for personal use and law enforcement, Scottsdale
Established: 1993
Inside the manufacturing side of Taser International Inc.'s headquarters in Scottsdale, where piles of tasers wait to be completed for delivery.
American Traffic Solutions Inc.
Traffic enforcement cameras, Scottsdale
Established: 1992
Jason Ham inspects a traffic camera before shipment at their Scottsdale facility. Ham is an inspector with American Traffic Solutions.
Cerreta Candy Company
Chocolate and candy maker, Glendale
Established: 1968
Joe Cerreta makes chocolate ducks at Cerreta Candy Company in Glendale. The Cerreta factory in Glendale makes caramels, chocolates and many other popular candies.
Hickman's Family Farms
Egg farm, Buckeye
Established: 1944
Hickman's Egg Ranch is the largest egg producer in Arizona and is introducing new technology to streamline the egg production process.
Queen Creek Olive Mill.
Olive and olive oil producer, Queen Creek
Established: 2005
Family-owned Queen Creek Olive Mill is Arizona's only working olive farm & mill. In addition to extra virgen olive oil, the company produces other food items like spreads and stuffed olives, as well as bath and skin care products.
Ping Golf Clubs
Golf equipment maker, Phoenix
Established: 1959
The family-owned Ping's game-improvement products can be found in more than 70 countries.
Cactus Candy Company
Candy, jelly and apparel manufacturer, Phoenix
Established: 1942
Cactus Candy has been made in Phoenix since 1942, using sugar and prickly pear juice. The company also manufactures jellies, salsas and syrups made of products found in the Sonoran Desert.
Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream parlor chain, Scottsdale
Established: 1988
Cold Stone Creamery's main product is super premium ice cream, or ice cream made with approximately 12-14% butterfat, that is made on location and customized to order for customers at the time of purchase.
Shamrock Foods
Food-related products, Phoenix
Established: 1922
Shown: The Shamrock Foods dairy near Casa Grande.
Solar module maker, Goodyear
Established: 2010
Suntech's new U.S. manufacturing plant is meeting the burgeoning demand for solar products in the U.S.
Manufactured housing, Phoenix
Established: 1965
Cavco is one of the largest producers of manufactured housing and cabin vacation homes in the United States.
Redflex Traffic Solutions
Road safety cameras, Phoenix
Established: 1997
Redflex manufactures fixed and mobile intersection safety cameras, in addition to railroad crossing safety cameras and stop sign safety cameras.
Mobile Mini Inc.
Maker of portable storage units, Tempe
Established: 1983
Mobile Mini, Inc. is a leading provider of portable storage solutions, with approximately 245,500 leased portable storage and office units and 121 locations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada and The Netherlands.
Payment systems producer, Scottsdale
Established: 1978
Hypercom produces and maintains the credit/debit scanners for banks and big retailers.
Boeing Company
Aircraft manufacturer, Mesa
The Boeing plant in Mesa produces the Apache Longbow helicopter.
Morton Salt
Salt manufacturer, Glendale
Established: 1969
Salt production at the Glendale facility began in 1969 by the Southwest Salt Company. Morton Salt purchased the facility from Southwest Salt in 1985.
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There are a lot of standards for getting video information from a computer to a monitor or television. Some of them also include audio along with the video feed.
VGA has been around since 1987, and it is certainly a bit dated. It uses analog signals to send information to monitors, which has a major flaw: if the signal is passed over a weak cable or a long distance, the picture will look distorted. This is much like the difference between the quality of music from a radio station and the quality of music streamed over the Internet.
One advantage to some of the older analog transfer mechanisms is that on old CRT monitors, the monitor itself does not have to do any processing to make the image appear on the screen. That means the computer, game console, or other monitor input can know exactly what is being rendered on the screen at any particular time. This, for example, was used for the Nintendo Entertainment System's Zapper and R.O.B., which used precise timing with a CRT monitor to send signals between the game and the controller. These games would not work on digital displays.
But digital specifications for transmitting video signals are more reliable and less dependent on having a good cable. As long as the cable can carry simple voltage differentials, ones versus zeroes, over long distances, it can be used to transmit digital data.
DVI is a digital specification, but DVI-I ports can also take in VGA adapters; these ports, in fact, transmit both digital and analog signal data. HDMI is another digital specification, and it can also be used to transmit audio.
But DisplayPort is particularly interesting. It is a spy tools for cell phones proprietary specification, though monitor and graphics card manufacturers do not have to pay royalties to implement it. DisplayPort is designed to replace DVI and VGA. Inexpensive adapters are available to convert between DisplayPort and other digital formats like DVI and HDMI. Active adapters can also make a conversation between DisplayPort and VGA.
DisplayPort has a few distinct advantages over older specifications. One is pure bandwidth. A single DisplayPort is able to drive four 2560×1600 displays at 60 frames per second simultaneously (because DisplayPort allows using a hub or daisy-chaining to connect multiple displays over one connection). DisplayPort can also be used to drive displays at much higher refresh rates, like 144Hz, that VGA can't handle and that DVI can only handle with DVI-D, which is dual-link DVI. Only newer versions of the HDMI spec are able to handle refresh rates this high.
DisplayPort 1.2 supports AMD's FreeSync standard. This is a free, open-source standard that AMD developed to allow monitors to change their refresh rate dynamically with the input. This can remove stuttering or inconsistent frame duplication when the monitor's refresh rate and the content displayed onscreen aren't factors of each other. Adaptive refresh rates can also improve energy efficiency, because static screens do not need to be refreshed nearly as often as dynamically-moving screens. This is in rival to NVIDIA's G-SYNC technology, which requires a separate module built into the monitor. Since FreeSync and DisplayPort are free to implement, these might be better options for manufacturers and consumers.
Lots of graphics cards these days come with multiple DisplayPorts, and fewer and fewer are coming with VGA ports on them. The shift to digital is nearing completion, and it looks like DisplayPort is coming out on top regarding which one will be dominant in computers and monitors worldwide. Don't be left out, tinkering with adapters, non-standard configurations, and potential degradation of quality. When you're buying new components, take some time to evaluate if you care about their implementation of the DisplayPort specification.


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Sometimes Santa uses Craigslist.
John Harris, a Perris resident, decided to brighten up the holiday spirits of two underprivileged local families by buying presents for their kids. The only problem was that he didnât know how to find them.
So he put an ad on Craigslist offering his help to whoever needed it.
Luckily for one Lake Elsinore family, a neighbor was surfing the Internet after Harris posted his ad.
âI saw it on Craigslist and Reyna immediately sprung to mind,â said Shanna Kent.
She has a neighbor, Reyna Marine, who has been struggling with money. Sheâs a 25-year-old mother of three whose husband works as a deliveryman for a nursery.
âSheâs been having a really tough time this year. They couldnât even put one present under the tree,â Kent said.
The neighbors met when Kent moved to California. Marine was the first person to come over and offer to help with the move. âI could not think of anybody more deserving (of help) than her,â Kent said.
So she responded to Harrisâ ad, and he took the childrenâs Christmas lists and bought them gifts.
Harrisâ idea to help families came after he finished shopping for his own children, he said.
âIt just hit me, I bet there are kids out there that arenât getting anything,â he said.
He decided he could afford to buy some gifts for two other familiesâ children, but he needed to figure out a way to reach them. âCraigslist came to mind,â he said.
Craigslist is a website that allows users to publish classified ads. He occasionally browses the site looking for deals on used goods he would ordinarily buy new. He figured local needy families might be doing the same.
âI was mostly afraid people will think itâs a scam,â he said. âI got a lot of positive responses.â
One of the people who responded was Javier Gimeno of Perris. He is out of work, his unemployment checks ran out months ago, his wife is a student who does not work and they cannot get food stamps or cash aid, he said.
âGetting through the year has been rough, if you know what I mean,â he said.
Harris gave them grocery money and gifts for the children, such as a gift card to a local bookstore. âMy older son (is) using his Barnes & Noble gift card to buy books for school,â Gimeno said.
The Gimenos reciprocated by giving a candle and a plant they grew in their backyard.
Harrisâ kindness saved Christmas for the family, Gimeno said. âThey brightened our day and gave us hope,â he said via email. âWe⦠will do the same when we can to others less unfortunate than us.â


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Cecelia Sobecki of 567 Austin St. died about 11 a.m. Sunday in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Her death was ruled a homicide.
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10:50 p.m. The woman demanded money, and when Ms. Sobecki refused, she was pushed to the floor twice, police said.
The woman stole $700, two checkbooks, a bottle of Vicodin painkiller, and Ms. Sobecki's identification card. Ms. Sobecki was able to get herself into a chair in the living room, where she remained until family members found her about 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Which is best to use "to help to reinforce" or "to help reinforce"?
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"I help to reinforce my learning by repeating the exercises"
"I help reinforce my learning by repeating the exercises"
I am a native English speaker, teaching some business English in China, but am not familiar with the differences between these two forms.
Can anyone help?
If your question is 'help verb' vs 'help to verb', I suggest you omit the "to". It serves no useful purpose, and in some sentences adding "to" can change the meaning or make the meaning unclear.
1) He helps me pass the time. (= He helps make my idle time go more quickly.)
2) He helps me to pass the time. (suggests that he helps me do things because he wants to make his idle time go more quickly)


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Niklas Hjalmarsson: The Language Of Hockey
by Brad Boron / Chicago BlackhawksThe following is an excerpt from the newest edition of Blackhawks Magazine, the official game program of the Chicago Blackhawks. Get the new edition at every Blackhawks home game, by purchasing a digital subscription or by calling the Blackhawks Store at 1-800-GO-HAWKS.
Perhaps no single word summarizes Niklas Hjalmarsson¹s brief Blackhawks tenure better than "adjustment."
A little more than two years ago, the Blackhawks' youngest defenseman was skating in Sweden, surrounded by friends and family. Flash forward to last May when with fewer than 40 NHL games to his credit he was competing in the Stanley Cup playoffs, charged with defending the likes of Jarome Iginla, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, among others. Along the way, the 22-year-old Swede has had to adapt to a new style of hockey, a new language and a new culture.
"It¹s all been moving so quickly," says Hjalmarsson. "I look around, and it¹s hard to believe that this is already my third season in the league. You don¹t even realize it as it's happening, but I feel like I¹ve come a really long way in the past couple of years."
It hasn't always been easy adapting to new teammates and a new way of life, not to mention the rigors of the NHL season, but Hjalmarsson has thrived in his new home because he and his teammates share something that is bigger than nationalities or shared heritage.
"Nik is never going to be the loudest guy in the dressing room, but his teammates know that he speaks the language of hockey, and it shows in everything he does on the ice," says Rockford IceHogs head coach Bill Peters, who coached Hjalmarsson during the 2008-09 AHL campaign. "Your teammates don¹t care if you¹re Canadian, American, European or from anywhere else. As long as you share the language of hockey, that¹s all that matters to them."
"Not too many defensemen could come into the league like he has and have the patience, consistency and reliability that Nik has shown," says Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville. "It¹s unusual to see someone who understands the game so well at such a young age. His reads are amazing, and that he makes them so consistently makes him a really special player."
Although he has only appeared on Hawks fans' radars recently, Hjalmarsson's whirlwind journey began in 2005, when the Blackhawks selected him in the fourth round in the Entry Draft. As a draftee, Hjalmarsson was regarded as one of Sweden's top up-and-coming defensemen, and in the two seasons that followed he made good on his potential, earning a roster spot on the Swedish Elite League's HV71 Jönköping club and Sweden's World Junior Championship team in 2006-07, his last season in Europe.
Even with all of his success at home, the challenge of North American hockey was too tempting for him to overlook.
"I talked to a few Swedish players who made it to the NHL, and all of them said that it was the best place in the world to play hockey," says Hjalmarsson. "I was very young, so I told myself I would give it a shot because I might not get another. I would have regretted it for the rest of my life if I didn¹t try. As far as my career goes, coming to America was the best decision I ever made."


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Original post made by Ptown resident, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Apr 29, 2009
A parcel tax is a thinly veiled excuse to have access to a pot of discretionary funds.
Schools & Kids, posted by Mike, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:05 pm
The superintendent is using scare tactics saying they will cut teachers and programs. He has threatened that our children will suffer from the cuts.
Every few years there is a new budget crisis. There is alway a panic and campaign to make the taxpayers feel the pain for it. We don't know what the true amount will be yet, historically the cuts have been much less than first threatened.
PUSD wants taxpayers to give them more money in the form of a parcel tax to cover the cuts. The district has been working on a strategy to get a parcel tax passed for more than two years. They are now exploiting this latest " budget crisis" as their latest excuse.
The purpose of reserves is to get us through lean years but the district should be looking at belt tightening and all ways that do not touch our kids first. The roll back of administrative salaries should be the first cuts. The unions should share the burden with pay freezes to preserve jobs.
A parcel tax is a thinly veiled excuse to have access to a new pot of discretionary funds. Unlike a bond where the funds must be used for capital, a parcel tax is used for salary. Program is code for salary to support program.
It would be like paying a parcel tax to pay those administrative salary increases.
It is foolish to talk about a parcel tax for a short term budget tightening.
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Wow, Mike called it!
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on May 1, 2009 at 10:16 am
The union should share the burden, but this is how the union operates:
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