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The U.S. Recovery Could Give Inflation The Slip
Paul MagnussonJust as generals tend to plan for the last war, economists tend to predict the previous business cycle. Both base their predictions on historical patterns. Right now, for example, economists persist in scanning the horizon for inflation, the traditional strangler of a recovery. But this time the expansion, which began in March, 1991, is turning out to be the most unusual of postwar recoveries, says David D. Hale, chief economist at Kemper Securities. And the inflation watch may be premature.
Among its unique elements, this expansion took longer to gain momentum and is concentrated more heavily in equipment investment than any other. Equipment purchases account for more than 30% of total real growth in gross domestic product, vs. the usual 10% to 15% at this point in a recovery. In addition, far more of the economy's GDP growth comes from the surge in productivity--90%--than from the increase in the number of hours worked. Little wonder that this recovery has enjoyed the lowest annual inflation levels since the 1960s--2.8% on the consumer price index, vs. a postwar average of 3.6%.

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This weekend will see the latest running of the Indianapolis 500, a singular moment in our sporting year. And while the race doesn't have the reach or influence it's had in past decades, it's nonetheless the best-attended sporting event in America, year after year. For that alone, the Indy 500 deserves our undying respect.
But if Indy's first, who's next? And where do our favorite other sports stack up, attendance-wise, against the Indianapolis 500? Let's take a look at the numbers.
Now, counting attendance at mammoth events like the Indianapolis 500 is a study in guesswork. The track itself estimated that there were about 250,000 seats at the track, but nobody has any idea how many people could fit into the infield. The same is true at Daytona International Speedway and Churchill Downs. Everybody piles in, and the tracks focus on keeping everybody safe rather than counting heads.
Thus, in some cases, we're looking at average attendance, and in others, where certain sports were drawing far above their usual ceiling, we're looking at specific gate counts. So let's begin.
1. Indianapolis 500, @ 300,000. In 2004, the Indianapolis Star finally undertook a monstrous effort to count exactly how many seats are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Their count? 257,325. And while hundreds of thousands of people could fit into the infield, observation by trained analysts has indicated that far fewer than that actually did. So we're looking at about 300,000 people in attendance at every 500.
2. Brickyard 400, @ 300,000. Sort of a cheat, because like the Indy 500, this NASCAR race is held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All of the above stats apply, of course.
3. Daytona 500, @ 250,000. NASCAR attendance figures are notably slippery. The tracks themselves don't release figures, so attendance estimation is often left to a media member who stands in the press box, surveys the stands, and estimates attendance at "about X." Now, that guess could be right on the money, or it could be off by 50,000. Still, combining the grandstands and the infield at Daytona gets you a figure of about a quarter-million. And only five of them aren't Dale Earnhardt fans.
4. Texas Motor Speedway races, @ 171,000. Everything's bigger in Texas, especially attendance figures, and Texas's two NASCAR races draw about 171,000 fans apiece. And this won't be the last time Texas shows up on this list.
5. Kentucky Derby, @ 165,000. As with the NASCAR races, it's difficult to estimate exactly how many people pile into the infield at Churchill Downs. Though the number who remain sober through the entire Derby afternoon remains pegged at a steady 0.
6. Tie, Bristol races, Talladega races, @ 160,000. This past spring marked the first time a Bristol race hadn't sold out in decades. Prior to that, hundreds of thousands of race fans descended on this tiny hamlet in the Tennessee hills, created the largest city for a hundred miles in any direction, and then vanished as quick as they arrived. And although Talladega's attendance has dipped sharply in recent years, the stadium and the infield can handle in excess of 160,000 fans -- plus a few thousand more in the surrounding campgrounds who couldn't make their way through the gates.
7. Baseball, 115,300. This figure's a bit of a stretch, since the average baseball game is in the 30,000 range. But in 2008, the Dodgers and the Red Sox held an exhibition game in the L.A. Coliseum, and the result was the most widely attended game in baseball history.
8. Michigan football, 112,000. The universities of Michigan and Tennessee leapfrog one another in attendance, adding on bleachers atop bleachers in some bizarre arms race. The Wolverines currently hold the edge, but it won't be long until the Volunteers step up.
Tie 9. Tennessee-Penn State football @ 109,000. Both stadiums (Neyland at Tennessee and Beaver at Penn State) have undergone numerous expansions in their history. Tennesee set an attendance record in 2004 against -- who else? -- Florida. (Side note: in 2005, a promoter tried to schedule a Virginia Tech-Tennessee game in Bristol, which would have broken all team sport records for attendance. Tech was willing, but Tennessee was not.) A crowd of 110,753 watched Penn State destroy Nebraska 40-7 back in 2002.
10. NBA, 108,713. Set only a few months ago, this gargantuan exhibition demolished the old record of attendance for an NBA game, previously 62,046 at the Georgia Dome when the Hawks played the Chicago Bulls in what appeared to be Michael Jordan's swan song. And where was it played? Funny you should ask ... a little old place in Texas that shows up again, next on the list.
10. NFL, 105,121. A legit regular-season game by the Dallas Cowboys when opening their new stadium in a game against the Giants last fall. Sure, tens of thousands watched from a standing-room plaza, and many others couldn't even see the field, but so what?
Other landmarks: The best-attended NBA game came in, of all cities, Atlanta, where 62,046 fans showed up at the Georgia Dome to watch the Hawks play the Chicago Bulls in what was supposed to be Michael Jordan's farewell appearance. And the NHL's best-attended game was the 2008 Winter Classic, where 71,217 fans watched Buffalo and Pittsburgh at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. The top-ranked NCAA basketball game was 2009's NCAA Championship, where 72,922 fans watched North Carolina demolish Michigan State in Detroit's Ford Field.
This weekend, the Indy 500 will draw another quarter-million people to a single location. And once again, every fan will unite in one common dream, one common prayer: that they won't sit in traffic until Tuesday.
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How long should I force/assist feed my cat?
Ok this is a long one so but I'll try and cut it down some.
It is my 12 year old male Tigger who will not eat enough to maintain his weight and I have been assist feeding him since July/19. He used to be a heathy 9.8 to 10 pound cat, he now hovers around 8.2-8.6 pounds, all skin and bones. First off he always was a fussy eater and always took extra effort to keep his weight up. He also had major surgery for a blockage in hi stomach in 2011 and almost died from that...but he came back) So this tale started on July 17 when he came into the house and went to his bed and stayed there. I picked him up and he had nothing, like a rag doll..needless to say off to the vet we went. Dr. said your cat is in a dangerous dehydration and needs immediate care, IV Fluids and of course some blood work and X-rays to see what the problem is. To make a long story short everything came back with in normal range. Found a bump on his back and had it biopsied and it came back negative for any cancer. The last test was an ultra sound, which came back with thickening of the stomach and bowel lining and some abnormalities in that area. Basically did not know what problem was but hinted maybe cancer or IBD. He can't definitely say cancer without a biopsy of that area which would mean major surgery again. I'm already over $3,000 dollars trying to find out what the issue is and there is no guarantee what they will find or if Tigger could tolerate the surgery. So he sent me home with prednisone and I add in Pepid AC incase of upset tummy and in the feeding I add slipery elm also to help with tummy issues. So my dilemma is should I continue force feeding him? If so for how long? What are the signs that it would be some kind of cancer? Aside from him not eating and being skin and bones he relatively normal, the only behavior that is cropping up is he's afraid of anything that is not the same as it was yesterday or they last time he went by that area. For instance my rubber boots are usually by the back door, but I brought a small bucket in and have it by my boots, well you'd say it was some evil critter according to his behavior. Maybe eye site is going? Or he has high anxiety? I've requested something to help with his fear/anxiety. He loves being outside casing things and running up trees, he may not run as fast or climb as high, but he still has interest. I am very frustrated with it all, as it is so very time consuming having to force feed him every day, several times a day and sometimes I can't find him as he's hiding somewhere. He will eat maybe an ounce to two ounces on his own, with me casing him around with food, so I have to force the rest into him and usually most gets done at night. Anyway a long story, but I don't know the ending, so any advice or suggestions are welcomed. If you need more technical info. I have all the test results. Thanks again guys..oh and he's spraying up the house, my hubby is going to kill him since spraying his clothes my guess is anxiety and a need to feel secure in familiar territory.
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
I'm so sorry you are going through this. If this were my cat, I would still continue the force feeding...as the cat will get weaker and more dehydrated and will get worse otherwise. To me the cat still has quality of life.
Here is a general article on cancer in cats and dogs with an additional link at the end. http://www.pets.ca/dogs/tips/cancer-...s-pet-tip-230/ Here is an older thread on cats, cancer and nutrition just in case it's cancer http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=34372 Hope this might help
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When my beloved hearing dog got cancer and stopped eating I never tried to force him to eat as I trusted my dog to know what he was doing. He would vomit his food right back up. Our pets know when they had reach beginning of their trip to the Rainbow bridge . My dog did.
How long has he been on the pred? In dogs, anyway, pred really seems to stimulate their appetite--and can be used to treat IBD and as 'quality of life' drug for cancer. It might be all you need to get him back on track. So I'd still assist his feeding for at least long enough for the pred to have some effect...
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Hi everyone
Just some added information. Tig has been on 1/2 pred. 2 times a day for about a week, then we will slowly decrease the amount in hopes that a smaller dose will work. He does attempt to eat, it's the fact that he does not consume enough to even maintain his weight. So I have to shove food into him, making him more adverse to food. The food I do give he keeps down, no throwing up and as far as I know no diarrhea. He's indoor/outdoor so his bathroom habits are harder to gage and of course the 6 other cats make it impossible to tell, unless I see him pooping. He mostly sprays the back yard and unfortunetly has sprayed up the house, and this is the first time my house has smelt like cat pee. I can't keep up with his spraying and now Akira, 3 year old female is also spraying. Does pred. Make the cats more anxious? Could some of the eating be anxiety related? I will continue with the assist feeding, as today was a good day, he was outside and managed to get ahold of our strays dry food and had a few nibbles. I've spent the last 2 months getting everyone off kibble, onto grain feed wet food and then onto the raw. A couple prefer the raw, others it will take longer. What confuses me with Tigger is he does not act like dying cat, just one that does not like to eat. I had another cat a few years ago I had to put down as she was suffering more than living, and our 18 year old let us know she had enough, so that part I understand. I don't know what to expect with this guy and some days the force feeding is a disaster. And trying to increase his weight is proving to be near impossible. We don't know if the pred is working unless he has another ultra sound and I can't afford another $1,000 + to get that done. Only way to tell is his eating will increase, which is not happening. Anyway I will keep on feeding, trying to blend down some raw food to syringe feed, but hard to get the food liquidated enough to work in a syringe. Any suggestions on how to get it more liquified would be appreciated, and I'll look at the sites given. Anyone else has suggestion, I'm all ears/eyes) Thanks
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
Have you ever tried an appetite stimulant? Our older cat occasionally stops eating, and our vet gave us Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride for her. We had to cut the pill in fourths because the whole pill worked too well, she ate too much. After a day or two on the pills she seems to start eating on her own again. Good luck.
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
Our dogs do get a little squirrelly on steroids, tiggy. It could well be the pred making Tig more anxious... with luck, the lower dosage will help
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My dog Marty was climbing the walls when he was on steroids and he was hungry as Hell. I hope I never have to give it to him again.
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For about a year I forced fed my cat. Yes, she seemed normal except for eating. I did use a baby force feeder. You fill it with wet food and it had a plunger which I pushed into the mouth. Don't know if they still sell these force feeders or not. Look in the baby section of a store.
Thanks for the information and at least I know I'm not the only one force feeding my cat for months. Did your cat finally start eating? Was it an illness, that put her off her food? Did you maintain her weight or increase it? I'm still force feeding Tig, but am having a problem getting weight on. There are only so many hours in a day and he won't take more than an ounce to an ounce and a half per feeding. I give him 1/4 tablet of steroids and 1/4 tablet of Pepcid AC two times a day. He still paces around and is very weary about going out through the doors to get outside. Could he be losing his peripheral vision? I have until October 15 th to get him eating for himself. I am scheduled for hip replacement and hubby will be working the 3-4 days I'm in hospital, plus I can't see him force feeding Tig. Any suggestions on how to increase his weight? He's soooo skinny, just skin and bones, the 2 boys will out weight him shortly. Also any one know how to get the raw food slurry enough to syringe feed? Thanks for any information...off to feed Tig or at least catch him..he runs away from me now <sigh>
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
I fixed the link but it not showing the part about cats losing weight. http://animal.discovery.com/pets/healthy-pets The web site is on Animal Planet and the title is 'Top 5 Reasons Your Cat Might Be Losing Weight' . Last edited by Barkingdog; September 10th, 2013 at 03:44 PM. |
But, yesterday he was locked in the garage with 2 plates of food and water, when I came back 4 hours later he had only consumed the one plate about 2 ounces of food. Once he got out he brought back a chipmunk that he caught (thank you for the treat). I also saw him that same night and it looked like he was eating something, did not have time to investigate....thank god, I really get disposing of critter parts) I know he eats "off the hoof" but assuming he was consuming enough off the hoof is what got him in trouble and hospitalized for dehydration. So I continue to feed him. Can I over feed? Like last night if he ate a critter and then I feed him cat food, could he be over fed? I'm still at a loss on what to do. I've emailed the vet inquiring about a drug that may help his anxiety, no reply from them. I would probably have to bring him in before they would give any drugs, at a cost of $80. Is there any way to tell if his belly might be full? If I know he's consuming critters, than at least I can cut back on the assisted feeding. Any suggestions or ideas are welcome as there is still no answer to why he won't eat and hasn't eaten enough for months.
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
I would think force feeding him would only made his anxiety worst . Yes you could over feed him if you're give him too much food. If he is not eating on his own there has to be a very good reason why .
When I do feed him, he does not struggle and when he's had enough(turns his head away and stands up) I stop feeding him. The last 2 days I've tried offering food to him more often and at end of day I weight him,if he's 8.4 - 8.6 pounds I won't force any more food, if he starts to drop in weight, I give him food. I'm really hoping that we've turned a corner as I think we both are getting tired of force feeding)
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
Have you thought about trying liquid food for dogs ? I saw some links , but some reason when I post links lately they have not worked. There are liquid food for dogs that are ill and will not eat.
Tig is starting to eat on his own... that he will continue. I have only force fed him 3 times over the last 5 days and so far he's maintaining the 8.4 - 8.6 weight, now to increase his weight. What I've noticed over the past week is he does not want to eat in the morning and only a small amount in afternoon. The bulk of his food is consumed in the evening/night and he likes the raw...thank god for small miracles. So..is this good to consume most of his food at night? The morning is spent going around the yard and remarking his area. and of course he's still spraying inside as well...if I have to wash the bedroom drapes one more time, I might as well take them down. Anyone have any thoughts on the spray/marking? Does anyone know of a drug that would help with the spraying? As I've said before the house smells like cat pee and the one thing I was proud of was the lack of cat smells in the house, even with everyone inside. We also think he is losing his peripheral vision, would explain his hesitancy getting outside. Could also explain why he sprays so much. If sight is going he needs to spray more? Anyway thought I'd pass on some positive news and of course please keep the fingers crossed that he continues to eat on his own.
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
wen you added the 2 3 month old kittens is that wen tiger started spraying ??
reason i ask is a friend had 2 older cats & added a kitten & eventually i took the kitten because they wld not stop spraying & sprayed the bed pillows ect after he was removed & came to live with me it stopped & it was good for her & it was good for me got a great cat shoe already named sounds like you have a houseful of cats & he is one of your older ones ?? also some x older pets like people have bladder problems & every person / critters weight fluctuates thru out the day i would not force feed him based on what the scale says id weigh him 1x a week only he does eat some on his own & you said he is eating now thats good but i wld not force feed him plus he is in & out side he may be getting things out side its kinda like force feeding a person l sm x we dont eat wen feeling sick if he is gonna get better & make it a while longer he will need to do so on his own as youve stated your having major surgery & hubby wont do it if he has anxiety it cld of been made worse by force feeding what about water intake ? do you force water in him or does he drink water ?? i wish you good luck but he may be his time i commend you for taking good care of him & paying expensive vet bills to get him well so many x people ask ? on internet for pet medical advice instead of taking pet to vet i no its expensive but as a loving pet mom or dad its our responsibility i am disabled due to multiple sclerosis im a single mom & its hard but my mom has congestive heart failure & she requires daily meds & monthly vet visits & quarterly blood work my vet no's my situation & has been very accommodating as possible but no way cld i have a sick animal & not get vet care they r my k9children i have 3 children 1 gran child & 3 k9 kids i believe in keeping them until their time ps have you asked your vet about force feeding him ?? & weighing him daily & feeding based on scale ?? what type of scale do you use ?? most accurate wld be a baby scale good luck to you & tiger & to u on your upcoming surgery the spraying is very annoying im sure no suggestions on that except possibly the kittens ?? is he neutered ?? |
Eating but still spraying
It's been close to a year now and Tig is doing so much better. He eats on his own and actually put on a little weight, up to 9 pounds, but lost it over the past few months...blame it on the heat. But no more force feeding, but I do make sure he does eat. As for the spraying it's gotten worse. The whole house is his spray area. Since last year we lost Nikko, picked up Blue a f6 savanna and Frank is adopting a 3 legged kitten next week. We did not want him put to sleep) Here is our plan on getting Tig to stop spraying. We are in the process of de cluttering the whole house and while we do that cleaning all pee out using proper chemicals. Once we have that done, I have 6 feliway to put around all the entry points and I will have scratching, posts with catnip on them to go there as well. Any other suggestions is welcome because the smell of the house, plus the ruining of items is getting unbearable.
Rosie - 1999 Callie and Tigger, brother and sister - 2001 Akira - 2010 Peanut - 2010 Spencer - 2013 Trey our 3 legged terror - 2014 |
So Glad to hear dig is doing better and thx for the update!
Now in terms of the spraying issue..... How many litter boxes do you have and how often do you change the litter?
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Does he spray on certain items more than others? One of our cats liked to do it on throw pillows and baskets, so I got rid of them all. He also had to be put on meds, but I wouldn't advise it with your cat since he has been sick. Our cat was fine until we brought more cats home, so possibly this is what is wrong with Tig.
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Czas reakcji | Kilka godzin |
Zaktualizowano kalendarz | Dzisiaj |
This one room apartment has a spacious double room. There is a new showering bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen with fridge, oven, coffee maker, toaster and kettle. There is also a large TV in the room. The two single beds can also be pushed together into a big bed and there is as well a sleeping sofa for two additional persons. WLAN internet access on request.
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Cena za >2 gości | 45 zł opłata dodatkowa od gościa/nocy |
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Zameldowanie po | 15:00 |
Zameldowanie przed | 00:00 |
Wymeldowanie przed | 10:00 |
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We've had an excellent stay in Hamburg at this accomodation. The beautiful staircase and historic outlook make this place a treat for the eye. An adequate offer of two bathrooms and one separate toilet is more than suited to make your stay pleasant. Our hosts were very professional, and in my opinion worked quite well with havings guests in their home. Although you are all in the same (huge!) apartment, you're not at all bothered in any way by each others presence.
The apartment was located very conveniently, only a stone's throw away from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and nice shops and restaurants. A quick stroll to the center took no less than 10 minutes, with lovely sights and shops on the way. We've had a great stay here and would stay here again the next time we visit Hamburg!
thank you Fritz, the appart was very clean and calm. We enjoyed our stay in Hambourg. We will come again with pleasure.
We had a very nice stay in Hansaplatz 2, 4th floor.
Very nice apartment with all equipment, nice bed, fully equiped kitchen and nice clean bathrooms (3 of them!!).
And very kind owners. We had a lovely weekend:-)
I loved this apartment, it is spacious, comfortable, clean, and it is blissfully quiet! It is also in a great location on historic Deichstrasse which was a real surprise with its restaurants and a great Irish pub with lovely friendly staff. You can walk almost everywhere from here as it sits about half way between the Town Hall and Alster Lake and St Pauli and the Reeperbahn. It is also very close to the new Hafen City area and the many attractions there. If you want to use the U-bahn it is only a couple of hundred yards away. The booking, communication and check-in were very easy, and the Agent's office is just a few feet away so there is always someone if you need help. I liked Hamburg a lot, and found everyone very friendly. It is a very easy and rewarding city to visit and spend time in. I would love to return and will return to and recommend this apartment!
We were with a group of seven and had a nice time in Hamburg. The appartment was clean, the beds were comfy and the appartement was big enough and it was close to the S and U Bahn.
The only things which I think could've been better was the Internet, there was only a hot-spit which didn't work well and there were not enough glasses and cups for seven people.
The apartment was really big and comfortable. Everthing was perfect outside of the lack of hairdryer. Nonetheless, they have provided us one after we had requested. Everthing else has been perfect.
Very nice and spacious appartment. It is quite well located, just closed to Berliner Tor station with connections to all the most important places to visit in Hamburg. It´s only 20 minutes directly from Airport. In the neighborhood you can easily find supermarket (Real and Lidl), bakery, bank, ...
Do not worry about the building, as you enter in it is seems that someone is going to mug you. It is a little bit scary but nothing to do with real life. It is safe and silent.The apparment was EXTREMELY TIDY AND CLEAN, and looks like in pictures. You can find a kitchen with all electrical appliance, even you can find coffee-machine filters for free!. Very confortable beds and a super WLAN internet access. Agentur am Fischmarkt really made our visit in Hamburg.
It was perfect!
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Nice place to stay. The House is old but well kept. As it is very close to the red light district it can be quite noisy at night. You can be sharing the apartment with three other room guests so be ready to share the bathroom. Perfect area for tourism.
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Unfortunately, the vibe on Koh Ngai wasn't all that great nor was the rubbish laden beach. I spent a few days there as the snorkeling was good, but with the sea lice biting me everyday, it was time to go. I wanted to go to Koh Kradan, but I heard the sea lice there was even worse and the beach wasn't very nice so I decided to take a pass and head back to Lanta for Songkran, the water festival and Thai New Year. Unfortunately, I was unarmed with my bag in the back of open air taxi. Not a good situation, but I managed to get through the gauntlet in Saladan mostly dry with a garbage bag around my bag. Obviously, I don't have any pictures.
I caught an early morning flight to Alor Setar and split a taxi to the Thai border. Tommy was at the race also and luckily for me had a buddy picking him up from the Duty Free shop at the border. They gave me a ride to Hat Yai and put me on a local minibus to Trang so I made record time from KL to Trang in under 6 hours. If any of you have tried this trip, you know what a miracle that is. This is also including crossing the Thai border after being in Thailand for 6 of the last 7 months even with the new immigration rules. Fortunately, I talked the immigration guy at the airport in Bangkok to write in my passport that I start a new 6 month period on this entry so they let me back in without any hassle. I caught every connection just right until I got to Trang and had to wait 45 mins for a mini bus to Pak Meng Pier. I missed the regular 12 o'clock boat to Koh Ngai and had to charter a long tail boat by myself. I was told that it would cost ~1,200B to charter a boat, but I managed to pretend well enough that I was going to wait for the 4 o'clock boat that I got the captain down to 600B. The hour long ride out was beautiful. The islands around Trang form a magnificent seascape.


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text: Madrid Gallery: Ana Shines Off The Court Former World No.1 Ana Ivanovic hasn't just been one of the main attractions on the court this week, she's been one of the biggest off of it - check out more pics from the Spanish capital! Published May 08, 2014 12:10 Ana Ivanovic hasn't just been one of the main attractions on the court at the Mutua Madrid Open... She has been one of the biggest off-court attractions, including sponsor visits like this one. Ivanovic took some time out on Wednesday to meet fans, sign autographs and play a little mini-tennis. Well, micro-tennis, really - it was hooked up to a video game for all of her fans to see. Ivanovic scored her 25th WTA-level match win of the year on Tuesday, her best ever start to a season. Before this year, the earliest she got to 25 was at the French Open - twice, in 2007 and 2008. She scored her 26th on Thursday against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She plays her quarterfinal Friday. Ivanovic hasn't been the only WTA star shining off the court - Sabine Lisicki has been as well. As has Lucie Safarova, who has done very well in Madrid - her best result was the semifinals in 2010. The Czech also won the doubles title alongside Pavlyuchenkova last year - her biggest ever title. Topics: home photo gallery, 2014, tournaments, news, photos or videos, lucie safarova, sabine lisicki, ana ivanovic, madrid [+] More Share this page! Print Email Related photos TBT: Seven Years Of Madrid Champions April 28, 2016 Who was the very first Madrid champion? Who won the only blue clay tournament? And who announced their retirement at the tournament? Relive seven years of Madrid action - right here! All About The Fans At Mutua Madrid Open May 05, 2015 Agnieszka Radwanska, Andrea Petkovic, Angelique Kerber and Martina Hingis are among the many WTA stars who've been getting closer to the many fans in Madrid. WTA Stars Sparkle & Shine In Madrid May 04, 2015 The biggest WTA stars, including Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova, were joined by top ATP World Tour stars at the Mutua Madrid Open player party. All the best pics here! To The Top 3


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Intel's Quick Sync: Coming Soon to Your Favorite Open Source Transcoding Applications
by Anand Lal Shimpi on January 14, 2013 4:01 PM EST- Posted in
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Intel's hardware accelerated video transcode engine, Quick Sync, was introduced two years ago with Sandy Bridge. When it was introduced, I was immediately sold. With proper software support you could transcode content at frame rates that were multiple times faster than even the best GPU based solutions. And you could do so without taxing the CPU cores.
While Quick Sync wasn't meant for high quality video encoding for professional production, it produced output that was more than good enough for use on a smartphone or tablet. Given the incredible rise in popularity of those devices over recent history and given that an increasing number of consumers moved to notebooks as primary PCs, a fast way of transcoding content without needing tons of CPU cores was exactly what the market needed.
There was just one problem with Quick Sync: it had zero support in the open source community. The open source x264 codec didn't support Quick Sync, and by extension applications like Handbrake didn't either. You had to rely on Cyberlink's Media Espresso or ArcSoft's Media Converter. Last week, Intel put the ball in motion to change all of this.
With the release of the Intel Media SDK 2013, Intel open sourced its dispatcher code. The dispatcher simply detects what driver is loaded on the machine and returns whether or not the platform supports hardware or software based transcoding. The dispatcher is the final step before handing off a video stream to the graphics driver for transcoding, but previously it was a proprietary, closed source piece of code. For open source applications whose license requires that all components contained within the package are open source as well, the Media SDK 2013 should finally enable Quick Sync support. I believe that this was the last step in enabling Quick Sync support in applications like Handbrake.
I'm not happy with how long it took Intel to make this move, but I hope to see the results of it very soon.
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TerdFerguson - Monday, January 14, 2013 - link
The x264 clowns are full of it. They went out of their way to hamper bringing Quicksync to the masses, and they did it for petty reasons of personal politics. I've read the forum posts where Intel came to them and said, "hey, this is what we're working on, what do you think?" They acted like jerks, and their performance claims are hogwash. Quicksync is fast. Seriously fast. Reply -
raulizahi - Monday, January 14, 2013 - link
There is no way that x264 can compare to QuickSync in raw performance (not in quality) as, with full 4X 1080i59.94 HD Transcoding, Sandy Bridge Mobile CPUs only use 10%-25% of the CPU to feed the QuickSync engine while x264 would need more of the CPU to execute the same video transcoding task not leaving CPU performance for Audio Transcoding. Reply -
mavere - Monday, January 14, 2013 - link
"There is no way that x264 can compare to QuickSync in raw performance"
Let's fine-tune that statement. The folks at Compression.ru do a yearly compression study and release free + paid reports. The appendix from their 2012 study, which includes IVB QS2 results, found that on performance desktop IVB, x264 is both faster AND provides a higher qual:perf ratio.
Here's a shot of the graph summarizing the results on desktop IVB: http://i.imgur.com/0ccUC.png
On mobile hardware, with a mid-end quad core IVB, QS takes the lead in performance and quality per performance.
I don't expect anyone with high end or overclocked CPUs to benefit from Quicksync, unless they're planning on doing some strenuous multitasking during the encode period. Reply -
heffeque - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
Nice to see an informed comment. They aren't easy to find here on the intarwebz. Reply -
Soulwager - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - link
There are a huge number of people that stream their gaming live. Quicksync could allow people with 2 core CPUs to stream without impacting game performance, and would allow people with 4 core CPUs to stream at a much higher quality. Reply -
icrf - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
The big thing is no one uses x264 on superfast presets because people using x264 usually care about quality. The result is few people are aware of how fast it can be in raw fps numbers once it backs off the quality benchmark it is known for.
I will grant you that while x264 veryfast may be around Quicksync speeds, it will definitely be using more CPU power to do it. Reply -
hornetfig - Monday, January 14, 2013 - link
I've read that discussion in the past (first in early 2011 - when deciding whether to buy into P65 or wait for Z77). That's not really a correct interpretation of what the state of affairs were:
Firstly, the x264 dev's overriding interest is in maintaining the quality of the encode. If QuickSync was fast, that was irrelevant if it couldn't be used to replicate the quality of x264's CPU h.264 encode. We hhad all seen nVidia's efforts in this area to that time and they were pretty awful. So of course there was skepticism.
Then there was a problem with what information was actually forthcoming from Intel. The information provided seem to come from one engineer's private outreach. All the claims were vague (maybe he wasn't a native English speaker?). Requests for further information took a long time and still weren't sufficient.
Effectively, there seemed to be cross purposes. The x264 project would have been more than willing look at using specific elements of QuickSync, to the extent it was possible. The Intel engineer was thinking x264 should be just a QuickSync frontend (obviously not going to happen). Intel itself had no official involvement in the discussion at all.
So here we are two years down the track at approximately where we should have been a tad over 2 years ago! Reply -
icrf - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
Yeah, I had read that thread, too, and I think that sums it up nicely.
For anyone else interested in the details, this is the original discussion from October 2010: http://doom10.org/index.php?topic=717.0 Reply -
iwod - Monday, January 14, 2013 - link
Well, you should reread the discussions again. Love QuickSync and all the juicy part Anand told you about? They are not available unless you paid for an application. The decoder to OS software player didn't came long time later. And Intel couldn't be bother to work with the community as far as i could tell. ( Although not necessarily the engineers fault. )
So we basically have a piece of Hardware in our CPU that is being greatly advertised but cant be used at all. Reply -
frenchy_2001 - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
It is actually not quite true. You DO have free (as in beer) software taping QuickSync since early/mid 2012, when Intel made it available in their dev kit.
Mediacoder http://www.mediacoderhq.com/ is one of them and works quite well (on my SB 2500k).
QS is a black box with very limited options though, so in the end I used x264 for flexibility (still with MediaCoder btw).
So, it is usable, but intel is lifting the veil one corner at a time... Reply


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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
John Lothrop Presentation by CCGS President
On Tuesday, October 28, 2010, beginning at 7pm, CCGS President Dan McConnell will give a presentation on the Reverend John Lothrop in regard to his stance for religious freedom and the migration of his congregation to Barnstable. Dan is an expert on this topic and is active in several genealogical societies related to the Lothrop story. He has also published two different articles in the Cape Cod Genealogical Society Bulletin, one on Lothrop and the roots of his church in England and America(Fall 2008), and another on the Howes, Lothrops, and Linnells of England and Barnstable (Fall 2007). This presentation which promises to be very informative will be given at the Sturgis Library in Barnstable Village, which also has a historic connection to the Lothrop family. All are welcome.
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text: You Can Mark Your Calendars: Community Has a Return DateDodai Stewart6/14/12 7:40pmFiled to: Tweet beatCommunityCelebritytweettwitterLena dunhamTV42EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkIn this edition of Tweet Beat, we've got news about Community. Plus! Girls creator Lena Dunham voices an insecurity; Susan Orlean has an epiphany in the hospital; and Albert Brooks is depressed.Reply42 repliesLeave a reply


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Here's hoping "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Jacqueline Laurita has been saving her pennies, because she has just been leveled a pretty hefty tax bill from the state of New Jersey. Laurita's $340,000 debt comes from not paying her taxes to the state for an undisclosed number of years.
TMZ has the bad news, and notes that she isn't the only "Real Housewives" star to have money troubles. Both Danielle Staub and Teresa Giudice are dealing with bankruptcy now after starring in the hit Bravo series. Giudice and Laurita have starred in "Real Housewives of New Jersey" since it premiered in 2009.
Maybe it's time Bravo hires its reality stars a money coach so they can learn how to handle their finances. That is, unless the network is actually planning a "The Girls Pay Their Bills" like TMZ suggests, and then this fiasco will just end up being good television.


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Visit the Amazing Opus 40 in Saugerties
I don't know if you have visited Opus 40 in Saugerties. It is one of the valley's most inspiring places. Built by one man, Harvey Fite over a period of 37 years, it's considered one of the world's most renowned bluestone sculptures. Brendan Gill, in the March, 1989 edition of Architectural Digest, called Opus 40 "one of the largest and most beguiling works of art on the entire continent."
Opus 40 is made from millions of pieces of Ulster County Bluestone that were all layed by hand! Time and weather have taken a bit of a toll on the structure, but most of it remains intact. Fundraising efforts are ongoing to keep Opus 40 around for generations. Please donate what you can.
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PROVIDENCE – With six of its seven local component parts contributing positively, the Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator increased to 3 percent in the second quarter, from a 2.2 percent reading in the first three months of the year.
The CEI, which is produced by the Rhode Island Expenditure Council in partnership with Bryant University's Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies, shows that the Ocean State's rate of growth actually passed the region in both the first and second quarters. Rhode Island's 2.2 percent and 3 percent growth exceeded growth in New England of 1.5 percent and 2.3 percent (on an annualized basis), for the first six months of the year, respectively.
The second-quarter calculations indicate that the Rhode Island economy's growth rate no longer lags that of the region or the nation. They also exceeded the expectations that had been set when the CEI for the first quarter was reported in May, at which time the leading indicator for the second quarter was 2.1 percent.
"The forecast indicates the Rhode Island economy has stabilized and is poised to trend similarly to the national economy," said John C. Simmons, the executive director of RIPEC. He cautioned against being too positive, however, noting that "labor force declines from pre-recession levels must continue to be monitored."
At the same time, the CEI projects an annualized growth rate of 2.5 percent in the third quarter for Rhode Island.
The two largest component improvements from April through June were construction employment, which showed a 22 percent annualized growth rate, and average weekly initial unemployment claims, which declined 9.1 percent on an annual basis. The single negative contribution was recorded by employment in the leisure and hospitality employment sector, which saw an annualized decline of 0.7 percent in the period.
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Lord John Krebs, professor principal at Jesus College, Oxford University and one of Britain's leading environmentalists delivered the first in his series of three Messenger lectures on science and public policy on April 6, 2011.
Krebs focused on how policymakers react to scientific advice, illustrating with examples from current policy in relation the health and the environment.
The Messenger lectures are sponsored by the University Lectures Committee. The lectures were established in 1924 by a gift from Hiram Messenger, who graduated from Cornell in 1880.


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The Indian team selectors should announce a squad for a complete series and refrain from picking one for just one or two games, be it Tests or ODIs, writes Jaideep Vaidya. The squad that is picked at the beginning of a series should be entrusted enough to be in contention for the entire series.
Twenty-three-year-old Jammu & Kashmir all-rounder Parvez Rasool followed up his blistering form in the Ranji Trophy 2012-13 with a seven-wicket haul against the touring Australian side in a warm-up match.
Among Rasool's victims were batsmen of the inexperienced, yet skilled, calibre of opener Ed Cowan, stand-in captain and wicketkeeper-bat Matthew Wade, and the impressive Steven Smith. True, Rasool still has to be tested against the big guns in Michael Clarke and Shane Watson; but taking seven Australian wickets in an innings is more than a noteworthy feat. As an added bonus, the lad can swing the blade a bit too. He has, after all, scored 594 runs apart from taking 33 wickets in the domestic season.
Also highly impressive of late has been the slightly older Baroda skipper, Ambati Rayudu. After scoring an eye-catching, title-grabbing ton in the Irani Cup even as the selectors announced the squad for the first two Tests against Australia, Rayudu, 27, would definitely have gotten the five wise men of Indian cricket to look up and take notice with his fluent 87 against the Aussies. What makes the second knock more impressive is the fact that it came against four bowlers who are almost certain to make the playing XI on February 22 in Chennai — Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Jackson Bird and Nathan Lyon.
Rasool and Rayudu, both, could stake their claim for the much coveted No 6 spot — albeit Rasool would be more suited a couple of slots down the order — in the Indian team, which is more than likely to go to Ravindra Jadeja in the first two Tests. But if the frizzy-haired, one-Test all-rounder fails, a string of players would be snapping at his heels — Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Nayar, to name a few — and a swap is almost certain.
It's all to play for in Chennai and Hyderabad, and this is exactly what's going wrong with Indian cricket.
If India has to crawl back to the summit of the Test rankings, the selectors need to give a long(er) rope to the young players coming in. Any newcomer would require a little time to settle in and get into the groove. Selecting him for a couple of games and dropping him if he doesn't perform does not only hurt the rhythm and balance of a side, but also severely dents the player's confidence.
The selectors need to give the newcomers the confidence that they are in the team for these many games. They need to remove the fear of being dropped from the players' heads, and allow them to play freely. The uncertainty in selection and the constant shuffling of the side within a particular series must certainly be playing on the youngsters' minds and hanging over their heads like the sword of Damocles.
Former India captain Nari Contractor, in a recent chat with CricketCountry, said, "Give a long rope to the youngsters who you pin-point as having potential. It is no use playing you in one match and dropping you in the next. You need to give them the confidence that you are there [in the team for long].
"But when I know that if I fail, the sword is falling on my neck, it takes away half my ability," Contractor added. "Any youngster that goes into the international field should be told that, 'Look, for these five matches, you are definitely there in the team. Don't worry about being dropped. You need to tell them, 'You're going to play this series whether you succeed or fail.'"
Unless a player performs miserably for an extended period, like in the case of sacked opener Gautam Gambhir, who failed to score a ton for three years, he should not be dropped from the side without being given a fair chance to prove himself. The selectors should not scuttle the potential once it is tapped. The players need to be given a long rope and, more importantly, they should know that they are being given a long rope.
The current scenario in Indian cricket is littered with examples of players being dropped after a couple of games. Ajinkya Rahane and Yuvraj Singh come to mind, during the recent ODI and Test series respectively against England. Cheteshwar Pujara, who was selected for the Australia series in 2010, was dropped after getting injured soon after. But after he was back from injury, and started scoring prolifically on the domestic circuit, his name wasn't considered for selection for a long time. Bengal's Manoj Tiwary is in the same boat.
Another former Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly was spot on when he told Wisden India that the men in charge of Indian cricket should stop hunting for overnight replacements for Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
"Indian cricket has always produced talent, especially in batting, and the selectors will have to give youngsters a long rope," Ganguly said. "All those involved with the game will need to realise that there can't be overnight replacements for the likes of Dravid, Sachin and [VVS] Laxman. Every team goes through a rebuilding phase and now it is India's turn.
"This was a generation of cricketers that produced exemplary cricket and lifted Indian cricket's image overseas. Now, we have to allow young players to settle down and do well…I am a firm believer that just as quality cricketers came to the fore after Sunil Gavaskar's retirement, so new faces will adequately replace the famed middle order."
If Shikhar Dhawan and Ravindra Jadeja find a spot in the starting XI in Chennai, their names should be there, external factors excluded, on the team sheet for the final Test in Delhi too. For starts, the selectors could refrain from announcing a squad for just half a series — be it Tests or ODIs. Fifteen players who are picked at the beginning of a series should be deemed good enough to be in contention for the entire series. Picking a squad for just the first couple of matches of a series is bound to detrimental to the morale of fringe players, who are the team's future.
(Jaideep Vaidya is a multiple sports buff and a writer at CricketCountry. He has a B.E. in Electronics Engineering, but that isn't fooling anybody. He started writing on sports during his engineering course and fell in love with it. The best day of his life came on April 24, 1998, when he witnessed birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar pummel a Shane Warne-speared Aussie attack from the stands during the Sharjah Cup Final. A diehard Manchester United fan, you can follow him on Twitter @jaideepvaidya. He also writes a sports blog - The Mullygrubber )


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Recordings capture alleged bribery of judge
Updated 10:19 pm, Thursday, June 7, 2012
BROWNSVILLE — In a recorded phone conversation played in court Thursday, attorney Ray Marchan is heard asking convicted former state Judge Abel Limas if he should make out his check for $5,000 "as a loan to your wife or a loan to somebody."
The conversation is one of some 40,000 intercepted during the federal government's exhaustive investigation into corruption with Limas' 404th District Court. The $5,000 is one of several alleged bribes paid to Limas from lawyers and others seeking favorable rulings.
Limas and, so far, eight others — including a former state lawmaker — have pleaded guilty.
Marchan, 55, is accused of paying three separate bribes totaling $11,200 in return for ad litem appointments and a denial of a sanctions motion against him.
Limas took the stand Thursday on the third day of Marchan's trial, which is the first in the wide-reaching case to play out before a jury.
Marchan's defense attorney, Noe Garza, told the jury during opening statements that the defense would show Limas was heavily in debt and Marchan was only lending Limas money.
Limas testified that Marchan was paying him for appointments to represent minors and divvying up monetary awards or settlements in civil cases.
Limas described the appointments as "quick, easy money" for attorneys.
"Most ad litems that I gave were people that I thought needed it," Limas said,
At the time the $5,000 check was written, Limas and Marchan were sweating.
Marchan was up against $21,500 in sanctions for missing a trial date. Limas was telling his wife he'd deposit money to pay for expenses, including his daughter's schoolbooks.
He denied the sanctions motion.
The wiretaps, key evidence for the prosecution, make clear that Limas had a chummy relationship with some attorneys who had cases before him.
They also make clear that Limas was prone to profanity in both Spanish and English and showed little respect for his courtroom.
Evidence includes photos of Limas going in and out of Marchan's law office shortly after Marchan visited his bank with payment for his ad litem work.
He was, meanwhile, wary of new kids on the block — such as Joseph Moreno, the attorney with whom Marchan incurred the proposed sanctions.
The "new guys," Limas is heard saying, "don't know how to play it."
Thursday morning, he testified that he spent the first seven years of his life in the "barrio" and grew up wanting to be a judge because of the honor and prestige of the position.
Asked by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Wynne if he did not live up to his oath, Limas answered: "No, I did not."
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As the Roma journeyed through Europe and beyond, the native music and that of these travelers combined to create an energetic and exotic confluence unlike anything else. This week Bill McGlaughlin samples some of this music and its antecedents.
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Astral Plague - 1.49 USD
by MultiPie Ltd, Version: 1.7.1 , 11090 KB Official Site
Package name: com.multipie.astralplague , Last Update: 2012-09-15 13:38:55
9 ratings (4.667 average)
100-500 downloads
What's new in this version (1.7.1):
- More progress on the compatibility issues
- Fixed issue with only shooting into bottom right corner when holding finger on screen
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Calling all able-minded crew members:
The human race has made contact with aliens and is facing the worst threat to mankind in history. The Paladin stands alone against this superior race, the Cholerans, and you are its captain.
Astral Plague is a "top-down 2D shooting bonanza" in the unique genre of part-shooter and part 'tower defense' games.
Combining diverse levels, varied enemies and superb graphics, this game brings a new level of awesomeness to the fight to save humanity: the Cholerans must be fought at any cost, or the human race will fall.
** Numerous ship and turret upgrades, as well as powerups and high-explosive extras
** 8 varied levels, expanding to 21 in January
** Spend your hard earned cash from defeated Cholerans in the high-tech weapons shop
** 3 different enemy types, trying to kill you and your planets in many ruthless ways
** A choice of either on-screen joystick or tilt-control for tailored gaming
** 4 different turret types, all upgradeable to defend your planets
"Astral Plague is an inventive twist on the retro space-shooter genre, with intuitive tower-defense aspects and a slew of additional weapons and power-ups. While I found it remarkably tough at times, it's still compelling and enjoyable to play. If you like modern takes on retro classics, or just enjoy the pulsating gameplay of slick futuristic shooters, this is ideal for you. The game is well worth downloading and checking out and, with more levels to come in the new year, it will only expand and improve in the coming months. 4.5 / 5" Paul Wilks, AndroidTapp.com
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April 9, 2015, Saitama, Japan - Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Morio Ono), a leading manufacturer of precision optics, has announced that the company's first high-power zoom lens designed for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras, the 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III (Model C001), has been named BEST CSC ENTRY LEVEL LENS at the TIPA AWARDS 2015.
CSC cameras promise a lighter and more portable photographic experience. In line with this approach, Tamron has created a lightweight and compact MFT (Micro Four Thirds) compatible lens. Delivering an impressive (equivalent) focal length range of 28-300mm, the lens weighs a mere 285g (10.1 oz) with a 80.4mm (3.16 inches) in length (unextended). Constructed of 17 elements in 13 groups, the lens has an impressive close focusing distance of 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) and contains AD (Anomalous Dispersion) glass as well as hybrid aspherical and LD (low dispersion) elements. An IF (internal focusing) system means the lens does not extend during focusing. The lens comes in both black and silver models to match the user's camera body.
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Tonight we will have enjoy our overstuffed lobster rolls. I just finished mixing up the meat with mayo and putting it back in the fridge to mellow. What awesome meat it is!! Full claws and knuckles….just beautiful. We are going to have them with a few fries and some coleslaw as you recommended. Tomorrow will be our chowder and salad for lunch. We can't wait. Thank you again so much for such quality product.
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Well I was nervous, because I never had surgery and I knew I would be awoke, but the area to be numb. But at the same time DR. Dev Wali made me feel really relax and comfortable the very first day I came to his office. I never had any pain before, during, or after the surgery. I would recommend anybody that would need the type of surgery that I had to DR. Dev Wali. He was and is a awesome, wonderful Doctor. THANK YOU DOCTOR DEV. WALI.
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Morning newscast at FOX25 will soon start at 4 a.m. as station looks to expand local news coverage
FOX25 News will soon wake up its New England TV viewers a half-hour earlier on weekdays and will also offer an hour weekend newscast at 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays as the station looks to expand its local news coverage, general manager Gregg Kelley said Wednesday.
Effective July 9, the station's morning newscast will start at 4:00 a.m. The newscast currently begins at 4:30. The earlier start time will make FOX25 Morning News the only local station to offer six hours of news each weekday, the station said.
Co-hosts Gene Lavanchy and Shannon Mulaire, meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon, and news commentator Doug "VB" Goudie will be joined by reporters Elizabeth Hopkins, Brett Connolly, and newcomer Sorboni Banerjee on FOX25 Morning News, FOX25 said.
On July 7, FOX25 News plans to unveil an hour weekend newscast on Saturdays and Sundays at 6 p.m. The additional newscast will offer FOX25 viewers the opportunity of getting news at 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on the weekend, the station said.
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'No Chuppah, No Shtuppah': Students Call College Guide 'Shallow'
With the new school year just getting under way, the revised edition of "Jewish U: A Contemporary Guide for the Jewish College Student" is drawing flak for its outmoded and inaccurate depiction of Jewish campus life.
In the most recent issue of the Jewish student publication New Voices, three separate student reviewers wrote critical takedowns of the guide, penned by Rabbi Scott Aaron, noting too narrow a focus on Hillel involvement and an overly didactic tone.
Aaron "consulted … tens if not hundreds of thousands of Jewish parents and prospective college students," according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Aaron's cheesy advice, the reviewers claim, renders it farcical and ignorable. Take these tidbits from the guide's chapter on sex: "no chuppah, no shtuppah" and "an important Jewish concept is that every person is made in the image of God, so anonymous sex with a drunken pickup or a prostitute would not be a Jewishly acceptable choice."
The guide "strikes the wrong note at every turn," writes David Wilensky of Drew University.
Levi Prombaum, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, writes that students should "get more from this kind of guidebook than shallow summaries of Jewish holidays and Hebrew school-style instruction on Jewish values. Aaron should treat the book's audience like adults. Otherwise, 'Jewish U' risks getting lost, added to that long list of things a new student just doesn't have time for."
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Barry University News
Volleyball Can't Solve No. 29 Florida Southern
LAKELAND, Fla. – Barry University's volleyball team fell to No. 29 Florida Southern, 25-12, 28-26, 25-17, Friday in the first of two weekend road matches. The Buccaneers (9-5, 2-3 Sunshine State Conference) will meet Saint Leo at 4 p.m. Saturday. Barry bounced back from a disappointing first set to take a 21-17 lead in the second set after a... read more
Women's Tennis: Abanda, Goia on to Varner Semis
WINTER PARK, Fla. – Barry University women's tennis players Karina Goia and Elisabeth Abanda both advanced to the semifinals of the Flight A singles draw at the Varner Invitational Friday at Rollins College. Abanda defeated Flagler's Thaisa Pereira, 6-1, 6-0, in the first round. She advanced to the semifinals when Rollins' Shannon Etten... read more
Men's Golf Still On Top Of GCAA Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Two-time defending national champion Barry stayed at No. 1 in the first regular season GCAA Division II Coaches Poll. Barry received nine first-place votes. Nova Southeastern moved up a spot to No. 2 and is followed by South Carolina-Aiken, Lynn and Chico State. South Carolina-Aiken received three first-place votes, Lynn one... read more
Barry Men's Soccer falls 2-1 to rival Lynn
On a night that saw two weather delays, a multitude of yellow cards and 90 minutes of physical play, Barry Men's Soccer just simply ran out of time as they fell 2-1 to rival Lynn at Buccaneer Field. The Bucs went down 0-1 just four minutes into after Lynn's Chris Hellmann scored from the penalty spot. Hellmann had won a penalty after goalkeeper... read more
Barry Men's Soccer takes on SSC rival Lynn at 7:00 pm
Barry Men's Soccer take on Sunshine State Conference rival Lynn tonight at 7:00 pm. LIVE STATS LIVE VIDEO read more
Men's Tennis: Groetsch Wins ITA South Region Title
MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University senior Fabian Groetsch already had a South Region doubles title to his name. Now he adds a singles championship to his claim. Groetsch defeated sophomore Ahmed Triki, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, in the United States Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association South Region Championships singles... read more
Women's Soccer Battles Knights, Elements For 1st SSC Win
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The #21 Barry Buccaneers powered to a 5-1 win over their arch-rivals, the Lynn Fighting Knights, in Sunshine State Conference women's soccer play at Buccaneer Field on Tuesday night. The game was delayed 45 minutes due to lightning. It was the third straight game affected by weather for the Bucs and fourth of the season. The... read more
Follow the game live on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network: LIVE STATS LIVE VIDEO -- with commentary from Danny Rabinowitz and Dr. Kathy Ludwig. read more
Men's Tennis: An All-Buccaneer Final
LAKELAND, Fla. – Barry University men's tennis players Ahmed Triki and Kevin Sielmann fell in the doubles semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association/United States Tennis Association NCAA Division II South Region Championships at Florida Southern Monday. Triki and Sielmann, seeded first, lost to Lynn's eventual champions Danny Riggs... read more
Women's Tennis: Onila, Fritschken Win ITA Region Doubles Title
LAKELAND, Fla. – Barry University women's tennis players Emma Onila and Linda Fritschken won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association/United States Tennis Association NCAA Division II South Region Championships at Florida Southern Monday. It is the second straight year the Bucs doubles team won the title. They now advance to the ITA Small... read more


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I always wanted to be a hand model.
You know….the ones in the magazines holding dishwashing detergent or nail polish or a silver spoon. They look so elegant and graceful and look like they spend the entire day playing the piano.
Except my hands are stubby.
And short.
They are always covered in spray paint or paint splatters or glitter.
That's it. Maybe I could be a DIY hand model…..
……because I wear Mod Podge really well. 🙂
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A real Steelers RB would do it if they had to.
A real Steelers RB would do it if they had to.
So much for Dwyer being the savior of the run game. Time to move on to the next back on the roster.... plug and play, that's the new motto.
<insert laughing smiley here because emoticons don't seem to be working for me at the moment>
I completely agree. I mean, why isn't Redman stopping the opposing DL from breaking through into the backfield repeatedly? But who cares? Let's just look at the stat sheet and blame the RB!
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Try to follow along if you can. The assertion was made that "a real running back would still play with turf toe." That is an assertion that is straight forward and simple. Hence, if one believes the above, then one would also, likely and logically, think Lambert wasn't a "real LB" since he retired from the same injury. If you apply basic logic, you will "get it."
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Okay, I didn't know that wearing a bikini and rolling around in the sand in front of a posse of middle aged photographers qualified as a sport, but it did get Maria Kirilenko, Daniela Hantuchova and Tatiana Golovin more ink than usual in this month's Sports IllustratedSwimsuit Issue. (Love the categories of ladies, by the way: Models, NBA Dancers and Tennis Players.) Andy Roddick's fiance, Brooklyn Decker, makes an appearance, too. As a swimsuit modeling pro, she get's the full bodypaint treatment. Next time, Tatiana, next time.
I, for one, think that SI is missing a major opportunity by not making a Marat Safin/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga/Rafa Nadal in Speedos issue. Perhaps we should write to Jon Wertheim about it?
The photos are below. My husband is a big fan of the oh-so-fragile Daniela Hantuchova so I'm sure he'll be checking those out! I prefer Tatiana Golovin, as she seems to have a real knack for the sexy poses. Practicing in her off time, perhaps?
Maria Kirilenko
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The past few Fridays have been dedicated to art. Today, I shift a little and write about my upcoming Great Bike Ride - RAGBRAI. Two weeks from Sunday I begin the 477 mile journey across my home state. Here's the route - again.
Day 1 - Rock Rapids to Spencer - 77.6 miles
Day 2 - Spencer to Humboldt - 76.9 miles
Day 3 - Humboldt to Hampton - 72 miles
Day 4 - Hampton to Cedar Falls - 68.8 miles
Day 5 - Cedar Falls to Independence - 62.1 miles
Day 6 - Independence to Dyersvillle - 63.2 miles
Day 7 - Dyersville to Bellevue - 57.4 miles
With many towns in between. I'm looking forward to Iowa pork tenderloins, sweet corn, cinnamon rolls and beer! Not to mention the hundreds of non-profits who are raising funds across the state. My sister once baked 20 or 30 dozen cookies to benefit her classrooms. True community!
I'm experiencing separation anxiety today. My bike is in transit via FedEx after being carefully packed by the best bike guys - WheelSport East. Today, my 17 year old Schwinn transported me to work. I need a bike with a rack to lug my panniers so a friend is loaning me his commuter bike.
I am jazzed to say the least (jazz is an art form, ain't it? :). I'm riding about 40 miles a day with weekends dedicated to longer rides. Last weekend I logged just over 100 miles. Much of it was pleasant as I had company.
Tammy, from my support team Pork Belly Ventures (isn't that a cute little pig on a bicycle) called this morning to say a room has opened up at the unofficial PBV hotel for my one night at the end of the ride. Read this about charter expectations and tell me this ride won't be a scream:What Does PBV Expect of You? LIVE LIKE A PIG. That means handle. Deal. Roll with it. Lower your standards and you can't be disappointed. Pigs can turn a bad day into a good story. They give respect, appreciation, and good-natured guff to PBV crew members, the hardest working people on this entire ride. Pigs help each other out. They love to yuk it up, but out of courtesy they are quiet before 5:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. Pigs pick up every speck of trash before leaving a host town. They never climb onto a Pork truck-just hand the bags up to our truck loaders each morning. Pigs manage to find comfort in uncomfortable places. We hope you have it in you to live like pigs.
That, my friends, is a worthy way to approach the adventure.
Here are a few cycling links -
Windy City Biker - Steve from Winnetka logs his commute in Chicago
Bike Snob - if you ride this will crack you up! If you don't - look at the fun you're missing. Some good ol' NYC satire and humor.
MasiGuy - MasiGuy is moving me closer and closer to more writing on cycling.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Fifteen days to RAGBRAI
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- mitchgroup said...
we'll see you on the road bob! i'm riding with 3 others as team "Bloganostra". we're starting in cedar falls but will at least attempt to say hi in independence if not along the way. i can probably say for sure i'll be wearing a blues brother's jersey day one. i ride a red trek madone. hope all is well. doug from moments of clarity blog.
- Drew McLellan said...
Iowa is looking forward to having you back home!
It's about 95 degrees today, so the weather should be nice and balmy for the road trip!
Drew - 9:46 AM
- Bob Glaza said...
aaahhh, yes Drew - the beautiful balmy weather of Iowa in July - lol! what kind of foolhardy knucklehead would want to ride across Iowa on a bike in July?!?!
hey Doug - I'm riding a Blue specialized expedition and traveling with Pork Belly Ventures....they carry the beer :) - I'll look for you and hope to touch base - so long as I don't need to know the Bloganostra secret handshake :) - 2:05 PM
- Gavin Heaton said...
Hey Bob ... enjoy the ride ... and be CAREFUL!
- Bob Glaza said...
Thanks Gav...I always think of your pops in law when I'm riding - stuff can happen so quickly so I try to remain extra careful!
- Kevin D said...
Hi Bob,
A quick hello to let you know that Fuelmyblog has had some surgery done and lots of changes have happened.
Your current voting widget is not valid, to fix this all you need to do is login to your account with Fuel and follow the link for widgets. All the widgets displayed on that page have the code matching your blog and are ready to copy and paste.
Happy blogging! - 11:53 PM
- Robyn McMaster said...
I'm rootin' for you, Bob, but not quite like a pig. :-)
- Bob Glaza said...
Thanks Kevin - I copied the code a while back and never added it to the blog - no wonder it doesn't work :)
Robyn - thanks for your support - it should be a great time! - 9:43 AM
Good luck at RAGBRAI. Last year was my first one, and it was an awesome experience (not going this year). I'm not really a biker, but got 950 miles in before the ride, and generally did not have any issues (exception: hills, heat, and headwinds on 2nd day almost did me in - but I did not SAG!). I also went with PBV and they are a great bunch. You cannot go wrong with them. Enjoy the Elders on the first night.
Bob S. - 10:24 AM
- Bob Glaza said...
Thanks Bob - It's going to be fun! So far Pork Belly has gone far beyond my expectations.
What's really funny is the most common response I get from people when they find I'm biking across Iowa. "Well, at least its flat". HA! I try to remember nothing is flat on a bicycle :) - 1:52 PM
- Ryan Karpeles said...
Best of luck Bob :) I'm sure you'll have loads of fun. Enjoy the ride and be sure to let us know how it goes ;-)
- Bob Glaza said...
You know I will Ryan :) - was going to try and blog it a couple days. I'm going unplugged so I'll need to assess the online capabilities in the pass through town libraries. Thanks for the good wishes -
Bob - I have just checked out the RAGBRAI website.WoW! this is some undertaking. Sounds like a real community has grown up round the event.
As we say here in Scotland "All the best!" - 1:17 AM
- Bob Glaza said...
Thank you Jackie - "all the best" is a wish I can live with :) - So far the training and surrounding fun has been beyond my imagination. The people involved in the ride - especially my support team - all have a love for the event...and it shows.
- Shina Willson said...
Very... Nicee... Blog.. I really appreciate it... Thanks..:-)


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It was only a few weeks ago that Chelsea's squad appeared to be in pretty good shape. Nemanja Matic's return had added presence in the middle of the park and Samuel Eto'o had done that rare thing for a Chelsea striker: hit form.
However, recent defeats to Crystal Palace and Aston Villa have left Chelsea with only a slim chance of winning the Premier League.
With reports suggesting Jose Mourinho is planning a whole scale overhaul of the squad in the summer, we consider FIVE players heading for a Summer P45 at Chelsea.
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ELBURN – A vote on the long-discussed plans for the Elburn Station development is possible on Monday night, as a special Village Board meeting has been planned for 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 301 E. North St. The meeting will take place before the regularly scheduled Committee of the Whole meeting.
Village President Dave Anderson has said he would plan for such a meeting, as the board and officials from developer ShoDeen have worked to hammer out details for the project, which would bring 2,200 new homes into the village over 20 years in the area near the Metra station.
Discussions have centered around limiting the number of rental units, sharing the cost of a planned pedestrian bridge and establishing that ShoDeen could not start work on a new phase of the project until the previous one was essentially complete.
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Winter Apparel What do you guys wear during the winter? Boots (brand), pants, jacket? I live in Wisconsin and we get really cold winters here and the place Im thinking about leasing a horse from doesnt have an indoor arena. I am only planning on being in Wi for another year so dont really want to be buying 300$ winter boots, so am looking for what other do. Thanks! |
1 Attachment(s) I usually wear my wellys (i've had the same pair for years, think they're dunlops) add some welly warmer socks or thermal socks and a normal set, if i'm riding i change em to my usual riding boots (cheap dublin pair hah) These little boots are on my wish list: Attachment 116101 Clothes wise, you'd be surprised how i can move hah, i wear leggings underneath my trackies, usually two pairs of sock's one being thermal, top half i have my t-shirt, normal jumper, ski jumper and my jacket, pair of leather riding gloves and a trapper hat (which i hate having to remove to war my riding hat, need to invest in a balaclava!) |
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...edtFKeisq4jT8w The winters here arnt as cold as where you are but still I like these gloves cause they are quite warm and because of the pinky separated it makes it easier to ride. I'll also wear a headband kind of but on my ears since my helmet doesn't cover them :P I really like riding in the snow but sometimes it so cold! :P Posted via Mobile Device |
Terramar long underwear, wool socks, Sorel boots (with winter stirrups), baggy jeans, wool sweater, small neckscarf, wool felt cowboy hat, wool and polypropelene glove liners under some gloves billed as "hockey mom gloves." If it's even colder, I forget the jeans, wear knit pants over the polypropelene long underwear, and put my Carhart coveralls on top of that with a down vest under the coveralls. Or, I wear insulated overalls with my down coat that has coyote fur hood. I can't work, or enjoy anything, if I'm just standing around shivering. |
Where I live is stays around 45°. Not super cold but I rains non stop. I'm pretty intolerant of cold thought. I put leggings on under my jeans, wool and athletic socks in my boot, and put my carhart on over my sweat shirt. I might look like a big brown puff ball but at least I'm super warm.:) I will take our cold falls and winters over the heat we had this summer. I hate riding when its super hot. |
Where I am in Northern Alberta, the winters get down to minus 40 and colder. Lots and lots of layers is all I can say, I have carhartt over-alls that are insulated, love them! |
Between riding and teaching lessons I spent quite a bit of time in the cold. I've tried several types of winter breeches (tuffriders, ariats, kerrits, etc etc) and my absolute favorite are hands down, Kerrits Sit Tite n Warms. Definitely the best quality, warmth, etc. The only thing that I don't like about them is that they don't have pockets. My other favorite bits of winter riding apparel are under armour compression tights/shirts. The tightness is kind of weird but it blocks the wind and keeps you surprisingly warm for such a thin layer. Kind of pricey to but IMO completely worth it. I have like 6 or 7 other pairs of thermals and I can tell a difference between under armour and other brands. I wear the same pair of boots that I normally do but i also wear nice wool socks, SmartWools or the like. They aren't scratchy and machine washable. I've found that lots of layers, with the top layer being windproof seem to be the warmest. |
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