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Genetic data from extant donkeys (Equus asinus) have revealed two distinct mitochondrial DNA haplogroups, suggestive of two separate domestication events in northeast Africa about 5000 years ago. Without distinct phylogeographic structure in domestic donkey haplogroups and with little information on the genetic makeup of the ancestral African wild ass, however, it has been difficult to identify wild ancestors and geographical origins for the domestic mitochondrial clades. Our analysis of ancient archaeological and historic museum samples provides the first genetic information on the historic Nubian wild ass (Equus africanus africanus), Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) and ancient donkey. The results demonstrate that the Nubian wild ass was an ancestor of the first donkey haplogroup. In contrast, the Somali wild ass has considerable mitochondrial divergence from the Nubian wild ass and domestic donkeys. These findings resolve the long-standing issue of the role of the Nubian wild ass in the domestication of the donkey, but raise new questions regarding the second ancestor for the donkey. Our results illustrate the complexity of animal domestication, and have conservation implications for critically endangered Nubian and Somali wild ass.
1. Introduction
Domestication of the donkey (Equus asinus) approximately 5000 years ago transformed ancient societies and land-based transport in Africa and Eurasia, allowing the development of mobile pastoralism and ancient overland trade routes and contributing to the growth of the early Egyptian State [1–3]. Today donkeys are essential means of transport for people living in many mountainous, desert and poor regions of the world [4,5].
Little is known, however, about domestication of the donkey. Historically it has been thought that ancient Egyptians domesticated the African wild ass (Equus africanus) although near-eastern domestication has also been suggested [6–8]. Recent research shows the importance of load-bearing donkeys to the earliest pharaohs and emphasizes the slow nature of their morphological, and probably genetic, change during domestication [3]. Research on the genetics of modern donkeys worldwide demonstrated the existence of two distinct mitochondrial haplogroups, termed Clades 1 and 2 [9–11]. Genetic variability in both domestic maternal lineages was greatest in Africa, therefore mitochondrial results did not provide support for the hypothesis of Asian domestication. Specifically, Beja-Pereira et al. [9] argued that Asiatic wild asses were excluded as progenitors of modern donkeys and proposed two separate domestication events that occurred on the African continent [9]. There are at least three possible African candidates for wild ancestors of the donkey, the Atlas, Nubian and Somali wild ass (figure 1), reflecting the fact that distinct geographical patterning does not exist in modern donkey haplogroups.
Based on the available genetic data, it has been hypothesized that Nubian wild asses were the ancestors of donkeys of Clade 1 and that a relative of the Somali wild ass, probably extinct, was the ancestor of Clade 2 [2,9]. Archaeological data, the distribution of African wild ass, and linguistic data suggest that mobile African cattle herders domesticated the donkey in response to increasing aridity in the Sahara and the Horn [2,9,12].
In order to investigate the relationships of African wild ancestors to domestic donkey clades, additional information is needed on variability within and among ancient and modern wild ass populations [11]. African wild asses have been well documented in at least three regions of Africa, but there has been debate over the extent to which populations represent the remnants of once continuous variability versus distinct subspecies [13–15]. Nubian wild asses (Equus africanus africanus) were still fairly common in the Atbara region and the Red Sea Hills (NW Sudan) during the first half of the twentieth century AD and the Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) existed in southern Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia (figure 1). The Atlas wild ass (Equus africanus 'atlanticus') was once confined to the northwestern part of the continent and probably became extinct in early historic times [13] (figure 1).
There has also been debate over whether the African wild ass once ranged into western Asia. This is complicated by a lack of reliable historic documentation of E. africanus in the region and difficulties in morphological discrimination between E. africanus and E. hemionus. In addition, the recent discovery that early dynastic Egyptian donkeys used for transport at Abydos are morphologically indistinguishable from the African wild ass [3] raises the possibility that faunal specimens attributed to wild ass in Asia could be derived from early domestic donkeys.
Historic populations of wild ass have been distinguished phenotypically by size, and the presence or absence of distinctive leg stripes and shoulder crosses [13] (figure 1). Osteological differences in size and cranial morphology have also been documented [13], but assessment of variability among these wild populations is not straightforward because there are only a few skeletons available in museum collections. Additional samples are virtually impossible to procure because Somali wild asses are critically endangered today, with perhaps as few as 600 individuals left in the wild [15], and Nubian wild asses have only been infrequently sighted since the 1970s and are therefore considered possibly extinct [16].
The small size and remote distribution of remaining populations also explains why little is known about the genetics of contemporary African wild ass. Prior to this study, there were only five published sequences in GenBank, three from Somali wild ass and two from individuals tentatively identified as Nubian wild ass [9]. To better understand variability in E. africanus populations across their former African ranges, additional samples of the remaining Somali wild ass populations as well as ancient DNA (aDNA) data on historic and ancient African wild ass have been obtained. As will be shown, archaeological and museum specimens represent an invaluable genetic repository for African wild ass.
In light of the genetic research that indicates an African origin for both clades of domestic donkey [2,9], the goal of our study was to investigate African settings for domestication of the donkey and to test the current hypotheses that (i) Nubian wild asses were ancestors of Clade 1 domestic donkeys and (ii) a relative of the Somali wild ass was the ancestor of donkeys of Clade 2 [9]. We used aDNA methods to analyse 12 ancient samples from archaeological sites in northeast Africa and Yemen, ranging in age from 3000 years ago to the early Holocene, in addition to nine tissue samples from all known historic Nubian skeletons and two Somali wild ass museum specimens collected between 1880 and 1950 (electronic supplementary material, table S1). We also collected and analysed 33 faecal and skin samples from Somali wild ass populations in Ethiopia and Eritrea. These mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) data from modern, historical and ancient specimens were combined with previously published sequences for network and phylogenetic analysis.
2. Material and methods
Holocene archaeological (n = 12) and historic museum (n = 11) samples of Nubian wild ass, Somali wild ass and donkey were obtained for this study (electronic supplementary material, table S1) through the comprehensive evaluation of a significant portion of all specimens in existence including: annual camel-based surveys of critically endangered African wild ass conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), approximately 12 skeletons of African wild ass held in world museums, and a survey of isolated donkey bones from African archaeological sites. Appropriate permits were obtained for all specimens including CITES permits for all wild ass specimens owing to their status as critically endangered (see electronic supplementary material, Background for more historical and taxonomic information on the historic samples).
Faecal samples from Somali wild ass from Ethiopia (n = 6) and Eritrea (n = 27) were collected across the species habitat range after observation of the animal (electronic supplementary material, table S1). Each sample was stored in white paper envelopes, dried for 24 h, and shipped to CIBIO-Universidade do Porto. In addition, dried skin from five skeletons of animals that died during the drought of 2006 in Eritrea was used for DNA extraction.
Samples were analysed using standard precautions for working with ancient DNA. At the University of Florida and Harvard University, analyses were performed in laboratories dedicated to ancient DNA work in which no previous work on equids had been performed. Ground bone samples were extracted with two different methods, one based on DNA binding to silica [17] and one using phenol/chloroform extraction [18]. Only one sample and the accompanying extraction blank were processed at a given time. Samples that yielded DNA were re-extracted with a minimum of one other sample being processed in between the first and second extraction of the positive samples. Museum tissue, dry skin and faecal samples were extracted with the Qiagen DNeasy tissue kit at the University of Florida and CIBIO.
For the archaeological samples, primers were designed to amplify segments of 56–158 base pairs (bps) of the most variable regions of the control region that specifically distinguish between domestic donkey clades (electronic supplementary material, table S2). Museum tissue, dry skin and faecal samples were amplified in three to four overlapping segments ranging from 158 to 308 bps in length. PCR conditions were as follows: 25 µl reaction with 1x manufacturer's PCR buffer, 2.5 mM Mg++, 200 µM each dNTP, 1 µM of each primer, 1.5 µg BSA and 1 unit Amplitaq Gold DNA polymerase or a 25 µl reaction with 1x Bioline Short mix and 1 µM of each primer (see electronic supplementary material, table S2 for annealing temperatures). A minimum of three independent PCR amplifications were performed with each primer pair.
PCR amplification products from the ancient archaeological samples were cloned into a TOPO TA vector (Invitrogen) following the manufacturers' recommendations. Eight to 12 colonies from each amplification product were sequenced and analysed on a Beckman CEQ 8000, following the manufacturers' recommended protocol for sequencing. Amplification products from the tissue, dry skin and faecal samples were sequenced directly using the forward and reverse primers that were used for the PCR amplification. Products from a minimum of three independent PCR reactions were sequenced in both directions for the historic samples. Additional details on extraction, amplification and sequencing are available in electronic supplementary material, material and methods.
Newly reported equid sequences were used to create both a median-joining network and a phylogeny. These sequences were aligned with Clustalw from MEGA 4 software [19] and compared with previously published sequences; E. asinus NC_001788 [20], DQ44 878-DQ449 023 [10] and AY569 462-AY569 547 [9]. Sequences of 440 bps were used in the network and phylogenetic construction. In cases where ancient or historic sequences were shorter than 440 bps, but identical to previously published sequences, those sample labels are listed along with the identical (full length) previously published sequences on the network and phylogeny. NHML 1939 yielded a sequence of only 204 bps and is a new sequence, so this sample does not appear in either the network or phylogeny. Median-joining networks [21] were constructed with NETWORK v. 4.5 (http://www.fluxus-engineering.com/). Reticulations were resolved through a maximum-parsimony criterion [22]. Information on the phylogenetic analysis and estimation of time to most recent common ancestor for each clade can be found in electronic supplementary material, material and methods.
Determination of wild or domestic status of the ancient Uan Mughuggiag magnum, Os Carpale III (specimen Verona 3870, articulated with aDNA no.7), was made on the basis of morphometrical analysis. Size-based identifications of domestic versus wild ass are not reliable for the earliest periods of domestication prior to size decrease [3], but smaller donkeys can readily be distinguished from wild ass in Africa after ca 4000 cal year BP. Greatest breadth and maximum length measurements were made to the nearest millimetre using a measuring board and callipers and following conventions established by von den Driesch [23] (electronic supplementary material, table S3). Uan Muhuggiag measurements were compared with those from seven ancient donkeys, nine modern donkeys and 14 wild ass, including three juveniles. The Uan Muhuggiag mandible (Verona 3988, aDNA no.8) was aged using incisor dental eruption and wear following the sequence documented for donkeys [24].
3. Results
The collection of samples successfully analysed in this study covers the presumed range of Nubian and Somali wild ass over northeastern Africa and includes modern, historic and ancient specimens spanning a time depth of 3000 years. In total, three of the 12 ancient samples, 10 of the 11 historic samples and 33 modern Somali wild ass samples were successfully amplified and sequenced for the mitochondrial control region (electronic supplementary material, tables S1 and S4; all sequences are available through GenBank, HM622626-HM622669). Final analysed sequences ranged in size from 201 to 440 bps and were composed of amplicons ranging in size from 33 to 440 bps, i.e. some specimens required multiple fragments to construct an informative DNA sequence. Four historic samples were independently processed and their sequences confirmed at the CIBIO-Universidade do Porto, and one ancient sample was independently extracted and amplified at Harvard University (electronic supplementary material, table S1).
Of the ancient samples, one had the maternal genetic signature of horse and is not analysed further here. This specimen was represented by a single tooth and had been provisionally identified as donkey. In actuality, the specimen may belong to a mule, i.e. offspring of a female horse and male donkey. Two ancient specimens from the Uan Muhuggiag rock shelter in the central Sahara [25–27], a mandible with one permanent incisor erupted and a trapezoid, were also successfully sequenced. An unciform that was articulated with the trapezoid was directly AMS dated at the University of Oxford to 3160–2975 cal BP (electronic supplementary material, table S5). The Uan Muhuggiag sequences matched an historic Nubian wild ass sequence reported below (NHML1904, electronic supplementary material, table S4) and fell in Clade 1, which supports an ancestral role for Nubian wild ass within Clade 1. Furthermore, the Uan Muhaggiag sequences were identical to each other, suggesting that both specimens came from a single individual or from maternally related animals. Morphometric analysis of the Uan Muhuggiag specimens documented that they were more consistent with those of a small domestic donkey than those expected for either adult or juvenile wild ass, suggesting that the Uan Muhuggiag animal(s) was domestic (electronic supplementary material, figure S1).
Nine of the historic samples were from animals identified as Nubian wild ass on phenotypic and geographical grounds. Eight of those specimens yielded five different sequences that fell within Clade 1 (figure 2 and electronic supplementary material, figure S2). One of the five sequences was new (BSZM 1952). Four samples, two pairs of mother and foetus, had identical sequences that matched a haplotype also found in domestic donkeys. They were collected from two areas in close proximity in the Red Sea Hills. Another match to a domestic donkey haplotype was found in an animal from the Tibesti Mountains of the Sahara (RMCA31155). Significantly, the sequence from one sample from the Atbara region in Sudan (NHML1904) exactly matched a modern sequence from the eastern Sudan that had been tentatively identified as Nubian wild ass (H6; [9]), suggesting that Nubian wild ass maternal lineages survived at least until the last decade in the eastern Sudan. The geographical breadth of the successfully assayed specimens confirms the ancient range of the Nubian wild ass in Sudan and northern Eritrea and the presence of animals of Clade 1 not only east, but also west, of the Nile River as far as the central Sahara. The ninth historic sample (BSZM1963) attributed to Nubian wild ass on phenotypic grounds had a sequence identical to a haplotype found in domestic donkeys of Clade 2 (figure 2 and electronic supplementary material, figure S2).
The 33 modern Somali wild ass specimens fell in the same clade as previous Somali wild ass specimens (WH1-4). This clade is well separated from the domestic donkey Clades 1 and 2 and is clearly not ancestral to either clade (figure 2 and electronic supplementary material, figure S2). Only four new haplotypes were found in the 33 specimens analysed and haplotype diversity of the Somali wild ass clade is only 0.7417 ± 0.0444 (compared with 0.9309 ± 0.0102 and 0.8212 ± 0.0268 for Clades 1 and 2, respectively), suggesting that the genetic variability in present-day Somali wild ass is low. The new haplotypes are found in both Eritrea and Ethiopia, and show no geographical structure. The single historic Somali specimen that was successfully amplified came from Berbera, Somalia. Collected around 1886, it showed a sequence identical to that of one of the new Somali wild ass haplogroups (WH1) from Eritrea and Ethiopia (figure 2 and electronic supplementary material, figure S2 and table S4). This result demonstrates a degree of historical continuity in the mitochondrial variability of Somali wild ass within the region over the last 120 years.
We also calculated the coalescence time of each clade, i.e. the time to the most recent common ancestor (TMRCA), as follows: Clade 1: 406 000 years ago (95% confidence interval 105 400–811 300 years), Clade 2: 334 600 years ago (95% confidence interval 86 100–661 300 years), Somali wild ass clade: 359 500 years ago (95% confidence interval 57 600–770 800 years). Although there may be some uncertainty in the dates owing to time dependency [28], these dates clearly predate the domestication time for donkey of approximately 5000 years ago.
4. Discussion
(a) Ancestors for the donkeys
The diversity and geographical variability in historic and ancient DNA together with information on modern donkey mitochondrial genetic variation provide new insights into relations among ancestral wild ass, relations of wild ass to domestic haplogroups, and the process of donkey domestication. Our results demonstrate that Nubian and Somali wild asses are mitochondrially distinct. Furthermore, we show that the historic Nubian wild asses and domestic donkeys of Clade 1 are almost indistinguishable on the basis of mtDNA; five of our historic Nubian wild ass samples had haplotypes identical to domestic donkeys of Clade 1. It is probable that the identical wild ass sequences represent survival of the originally domesticated maternal haplotypes in the wild population, although we cannot rule out the possibility that they were introduced into wild herds by feral female donkeys. Historic specimens collected by naturalists over the last two centuries verify a northern Sudanese and Eritrean distribution of Nubian wild ass in northeast Africa, but the Uan Muhuggiag and Tibesti data suggest that donkeys of Clade 1 and/or Nubian wild asses were present as far west as the central Sahara in late (pre)historic times.
When our results are combined with 98 previously published haplotypes, the topology of the network (figure 2) provides some interesting perspectives on domestication processes. The Clade 1 topology resembles that found in European and Asian domestic pigs [29] and domestic and wild reindeer [30], with several smaller nodes and wild animals interspersed with domestic. It presents an interesting example of survival of wild populations during the process of domestication giving rise to indistinct differences at the mtDNA level between wild and domestic individuals. This process has been proposed for horse, dog, pig and reindeer [30–33], but we are able to verify this conclusion for donkeys since we have multiple cases of mtDNA sequences shared by wild and domestic specimens. The Clade 1 topology is consistent with a scenario whereby the Nubian wild ass was domesticated in several areas and/or over an extended long period, with multiple recruitments from the wild, similar to the domestication process suggested for dogs and goats [34,35]. The much broader distribution of Nubian wild ass in former times and likely domestication by cattle-herders who ranged widely over the Sahara from as early as 8900–8400 cal BP provide geographical, social and temporal contexts for these processes [36–38]. Moreover, the use of 'morphologically wild' donkeys for heavy transport at Abydos in ancient Egypt ca 3000 BC [3] has already illustrated a slow process of donkey domestication with late morphological and genetic change.
Introgression with wild ancestors is especially probable among donkeys because they are not herd animals and are not intensively managed by African pastoralists [2]. Pastoralists who keep donkeys for transport particularly value strength and reproductive potential in their animals and recruit both males and female donkeys to their herds [2]. Furthermore, capture of wild ass through trapping is historically documented and illustrated in African rock art [39–41], but is indiscriminate with respect to sex (for additional information, see electronic supplementary material, Background).
We conclude that donkeys of Clade 1 have a long history in the Sahara, that a Nubian wild ass was their ancestor, and that it is probable there was interbreeding between wild and domestic forms over a long period of time with recruitment of several maternal haplotypes from the wild.
(b) The contribution of the Somali wild ass to the domestic gene pool
Our extended mitochondrial dataset from free-living Somali wild ass shows that Somali wild ass are distinct from Nubian wild ass and domestic donkeys of both Clades 1 and 2 (figure 2 and electronic supplementary material, figure S2). Given the extensive haplotype networks found in Clades 1 and 2, it is surprising to find so few Somali wild ass haplotypes after increasing the sample size by an order of magnitude. The low variation and large sample size of Somali wild ass make it unlikely that additional lineages will be identified and, thus, make Somali wild ass a less probable candidate for the ancestor of Clade 2 than previously thought [9,11]. Furthermore, the equal distance of the three major clades to each other diminishes the possibility that the ancestor of Clade 2 lies in either of the other two clades. The very old coalescence times of the three clades reflect the long period of time before donkey domestication and suggest that substantial genetic structuring, fragmentation and/or geographical isolation of wild ass mitochondrial variation may have developed prior to domestication. As a result we cannot rule out the possibility that wild ass in northeast Africa may have had additional, yet unrecognized, genetic substructure and particularly that Clades 1 and 2 may both have Nubian-like wild ass ancestors (see electronic supplementary material, Background for additional details).
In addition, the observation that wild ass/donkey mitochondrial variation may have undergone significant reductions over time also raises the possibility that the ancestor of Clade 2 belonged to an extinct population. Archaeological data suggest the Holocene ranges of African wild ass were substantially more extensive, the presence of wild ass in the central and eastern Sahara being evidenced by rock engravings [42] and skeletal remains [2,26,43], which is consistent with our genetic results. Thus, there are several possibilities for the geographical origin of the wild ancestor of Clade 2. In addition to northeastern Africa, candidates include the ancient range of the Atlas wild ass in the Maghreb [13] and the coast of Yemen, where specimens identified as early domestic donkeys or wild ass have been excavated ([44]; see also [2]); however, our ancient samples from these regions did not yield genetic material. Additional aDNA research in Africa and Asia as well as Y chromosome or nuclear genetic data on donkeys and extant African wild ass are needed to pinpoint the locus of domestication of Clade 2.
(c) Patterns of domestication and conservation implications
The findings presented in this study clarify the role of the Nubian wild ass in the domestication of the donkey but raise new questions regarding the second ancestor for the donkey. Evidence for domestication of several Nubian haplotypes, multiple recruitments from the wild, and ongoing gene flow in Clade 1, contrasts with a simpler domestication process starting from fewer ancient founders for Clade 2. These distinct patterns fit with recent research on other livestock species showing multiple domestication events with differing histories, social contexts and timelines [9,11,29,30,35,36,45,46]. Our findings also have several implications for conservation. (i) Nubian wild asses are distinct from Somali wild asses based on mtDNA, a result that indicates the need for separate management of Nubian and Somali populations. (ii) The finding that maternal lineages of the Nubian wild ass may have survived in the eastern Sudan until the 1990s implies that Nubian wild asses are not extinct or became extinct very recently, and reinforces the need for surveys and management plans for eastern Sudan and northern Eritrea. (iii) Extant Somali wild ass in Eritrea and Ethiopia shows an absence of geographical structuring of genetic variation as well as low haplotype diversity, which may reflect past bottlenecks in ancestral populations in which short-term crashes wiped out many haplotypes. These results suggest that captive breeding populations of Somali wild ass already sample much of the available mitochondrial diversity. Our findings represent a valuable contribution to debates regarding variability, phylogeny and management of extant but critically endangered African wild ass [13–15]. Our research also underscores the need for further studies of the nuclear and Y chromosomal DNA of extant populations and for more specimens for aDNA analysis.
This research was supported by National Science Foundation grant BCS-0447369 (FM), FCT grants (SFRH/BPD/26802/2006, SFRH/BPD/17822/2004, and PTDC/BIA/BDE/64111/2006 (ABP) and grants from Wildlife Trust, Saint Louis Zoo, Basel Zoo, Liberec Zoo and Sea World and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund (PDM). The authors would like to thank four anonymous reviewers for many useful comments. We thank V. Costa for help during faecal DNA extraction and T. Schilling for assistance with figure 1. We are indebted to F. Alhaique, the late A. Bietti, L. Chaix, L. Khalidi, C. Lewis, R. Meadow, W. van Neer, T. Webber, W. Wendelen and to the institutions and individuals listed in electronic supplementary material, table S1 who generously provided material or assisted in collection of samples for this study.
- Received April 1, 2010.
- Accepted July 6, 2010.
- This Journal is © 2010 The Royal Society


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by Wally Brando » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:45 am
Why wouldn't they? But plans can be easily adapted. If their goal was to get Merle to the prison somehow...
by Frag » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:27 am
If the Governor knew that Rick and friends would attack at the very moment he put Merle in the arena to fight his brother then that's some Nick Fury level planning.
Now, Merle may choose to be a traitor on his own or it may be revealed that Woodbury made contact with Merle after he got to the prison (which would explain how the Governor knew about Rick's weapons haul), but for it to be pre-planned would be stupid.
by Wally Brando » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:35 am
Who said that? But he knew they were willing to risk coming to rescue Maggie and Glenn, so why wouldn't they come to rescue Daryl who on appearance alone seems like a more valuable asset to Rick from the Governor's viewpoint.
And he didn't seem bothered at all after the attack, strolling through the aftermath of the arena with a smug smile on his face.
It's easy enough to think Governor told Merle to find his way to the prison somehow. He didn't have to have planned everything to work out the way it did for him to want that.
by pastajoe » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:14 amI think at some point Merle will make the Governor think he's on his side, but in the end will double-cross him and do something to help Team Rick.
by GOSD » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:59 pmIt was an ok episode. Nothing exciting happened. Other than Glenn and Maggie getting it on.
Solid 7.
by misac » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:16 pm
I don't doubt the Merle would turn on the group but he wouldn't turn on them for the Governor. He knows what a bastard he is and knows it wouldn't be enough.
I think Merle will get killed by Glenn. Like in the comic when Rick killed that prisoner during the battle.
by misac » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:17 pmI bumped it from 7 to 8, from when the Governor told Andrea to GTFO.
I'm hoping Darryl will go back to the meeting place and set up a trap or something and at least try to take out a couple of the Governor's goons.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:11 pm
Crossbow is silent, can get plenty of shots in and easy to use. He has one of the best weapons on the show.
by Wally Brando » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:15 pm
Agreed. Plus, he can recover his ammo.
I mean, it's worthless facing a horde, but so is just about anything else.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:16 pm
I really think or hope Frag was just screwing with us there.
by IvCNuB4 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:26 pm
Both this week's and last week's could have easily been 30 minute episodes.
Rick's accent has been getting thicker at times I missed the "Talking" show. What did they say about it ?
by Grayson » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:48 pmThis episode wasn't as good as last week's episode but it still wasn't a terrible episode.
I can understand why Rick didn't immediately kill the Governor. For all he knew, the entire meeting could have been a trap. He had no way of knowing how many men the Governor brought with him and killing him could have endangered the lives of Daryl and Hershel. It was a risky gambit to even go to the meeting in the first place but since he went, he really didn't have any choice but to sit there and let it play out until it came to an end or until he was forced to make a move.
At this point, I shouldn't be surprised that Andrea thought she could end the conflict between the two groups with a little kumbaya around the campfire but I genuinely laughed out loud when both Rick and the Governor basically told her to go outside while the grown ups talk. Speaking of Andrea,why in the world would she tell the Governor secrets about Rick's group? Was it crucial to resolving the issues between the prison and Woodbury that she tell him that Shane could be the father of Lori's baby? What surprises me even more is the fact that on the Talking Dead, Chris Hardwick admitted that he actually likes Andrea!
Maggie and Glenn deciding to abandon watching the perimeter of the prison so they could fool around doesn't bother me because this was the first time they really felt like they could be intimate since they were captured and taken to Woodbury. What does bother me is the fact that ultimately nothing happened as a result. They spent all that time arguing and fighting with Merle about whether or not he was going to go out after his brother...and when their guard was literally down, nothing happened.
The extended clip from next week's episode that was shown on Talking Dead makes me nervous. It looks like that chair was set up for the Governor to torture somebody and we could make the natural conclusion that it was set up for Michonne. However, the fact that the Governor knew that Rick brought back a plethora of guns makes me think that he may have had somebody follow Rick back to King County and I am worried that he may have gotten his hands on Morgan.
by Grayson » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:50 pm
The only thing that I remember them saying about accents is that David Morrissey based his accent for the Governor off of the way Bill Clinton used to talk when he was president.
by Frag » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:07 pm
Not when fighting humans.
And not at any point when you have to reload quickly.
And if you want to be silent, just use a gun with a silencer.
by habitual » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:22 pm
Ammo is a commodity that's in short supply.
You were also incorrect about the bike. In a world filled with cars blocking many major roadways a motorcycle is a great way to get around.
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The last thing the two Savage siblings ever wanted to do was look back on their undeniably dysfunctional family legacy. Wendy is a self-medicating struggling East Village playwright, AKA a temp who spends her days applying for grants and stealing office supplies, dating her very married neighbor. Jon is an obsessive compulsive college professor writing obscure books on even more obscure subjects in Buffalo who still can't commit to his girlfriend after four years even though her cooking brings him tears of joy. Then, out of the blue, comes the call that changes everything. They're told that the father they have long feared and avoided, Lenny Savage, has lost his marbles. And, there is no one to help him but his kids. Now, as they put the middle of their already arrested lives on hold, Wendy and Jon must live together under one roof for the first time since childhood, soon rediscovering the eccentricities that drove each other crazy. Faced with complete upheaval and the ultimate sibling rivalry battle over how to handle their father's final days, they are forced to face the past and finally start to realize what adulthood, family and, most surprisingly, each other are really about.
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The return of African Nations Cup heroes John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses will add an extra dimension to Chelsea's squad for the last three months of the season, interim manager Rafael Benitez said.
The Nigerian pair, who helped their country beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in last weekend's Nations Cup final in Johannesburg, could be recalled by the European champions for Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round replay at home to third tier Brentford.
"It's important to have happy and confident players around... and they have brought that confidence and belief back with them," Benitez said.
"Both of them progressed as individuals through the tournament. Obi has more experience and you could expect good (midfield) performances from him but Victor is just coming through and I could see he has grown and improved.
"To be so influential is a great achievement for Victor," added Benitez of the winger Chelsea signed from fellow Premier League side Wigan Athletic at the start of the season.
The Londoners also welcome striker Demba Ba and utility player David Luiz back to the squad after they missed Thursday's 1-0 Europa League win at Sparta Prague.
Chelsea were much the better team in the Czech Republic and the scoreline should have been more emphatic, said Benitez.
"We have been practising finishing today," added the Spaniard. "We had three or four counter attacks where we could have done better so we have to watch and practise and hopefully we will improve."
Brentford came close to causing an upset in the original tie at GriffinPark and Chelsea needed a late goal from Fernando Torres to escape with a 2-2 draw. The winners will travel to second tier Middlesbrough in the quarter-finals.
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Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Groupie Doll Preps for Career Finale at Gulfstream in Hurricane Bertie
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Mandy Pope reviewed the field for the Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland in the fall of 2011 to get an idea where her filly, Funny Sunny, stood among the 11 other 3-year-old fillies that had been entered in the seven-furlong stakes.
"I had noticed her before and I remember saying, 'This one doesn't have any pedigree. We can beat her,'" recalled Pope Sunday morning on the Gulfstream Park backstretch. "Such was not the case. Mine ended up being retired and this one went on to do fairly well."
So well, in fact, that Pope spent $3.1 million to buy Groupie Doll at auction last fall.
Pope was on hand at Gulfstream Sunday morning for Groupie Doll's final workout for her scheduled last career race in next Sunday's $150,000 Hurricane Bertie, a 6 ½-furlong sprint for fillies and mares. The two-time Eclipse Award champion breezed four furlongs in 48 1/5 seconds under Jada Schlenk, who has been Groupie Doll's exercise rider throughout the Buff Bradley-trained mare's career.
"She's amazing," Schlenk said. "I had to get her off the rail because she wasn't handling it. She went in the three-path the whole way and at the quarter pole she took off on her own. I didn't have to ask her. She's amazing."
Sunday's breeze, completed with a 1:02 gallop-out for five furlongs, was the fourth since the two-time Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner arrived at Gulfstream.
"She looked great, finished up strong and galloped out good," said Bradley, who bred the daughter of Bowman's Band in partnership with his father, Fred, and campaigned her with his father and longtime clients Carl Hurst and Brent Burns before selling her at auction.
Groupie Doll finished a troubled fourth in the Cigar Mile (G1) at Aqueduct on Nov. 30 in her first start under the colors of Pope's Whisper Hill Farm. Pope wanted to give her new broodmare acquisition a chance to conclude her career on a winning note in the Hurricane Bertie before being bred to Tapit later this winter.
"I'm very excited and looking forward to it. I hope it's going to be a lot of fun for us and all the fans and people here," Pope said. "I know she'll put on a good performance. She just needs a little luck and for things to go right."
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The world of interior decorating is about to get a whole lot funnier: Ellen DeGeneres is launching her own design show on HGTV next year.
The show, called Ellen's Design Challenge, sounds a bit like Top Chef, only with furniture instead of food.
Six contestants will work with expert carpenters to sketch, design and build various pieces of furniture within a 24-hour period. The winner, who will be determined by a panel of judges, will take home a cash prize.
Degeneres, who has a notorious love of art and design, discussed the show with her own Ellen-esque spin: "I'm so excited about this show because I love finding really special pieces of furniture," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "One time I found a beautiful one-of-a-kind armoire that spoke to me in a way I'd never experienced. It turned out there was a drifter living inside of it, but that's a story for another time."
We can't help but wonder: Will one of the challenges involve creating a sectional couch that's big enough for a group selfie?
—Lexi Dwyer
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Tattooed Boys Gone Wild
Today on my Facebook page, my status update read:
I wonder what would happen if I created a tattoo magazine where young tattooed men suck on their fingers, cup their scrotum (all shy and coy like), arch their backs and pout, and wear banana hammocks. Any boys wanna do this? I won't pay you at all but it will help your self-esteem and mommy issues.
Well, it turns out some of y'all wanna see this happen. So I created a page to meet this need. This is what I do on a Saturday. Without further ado, I'd like to welcome you to:
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5. On certain occasions, you may be asked to fill out a Tattooed Boys Gone Wild data card with your age (lie), measurements (lie), your turn-ons and turn offs (at your discretion). However, we promise not to ask what books you are reading.
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and Steering Committee
Miami, FL - Bill McCollum joins Newt 2012 FL as Statewide Chairman for the campaign. McCollum is joined by former Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty and health care administrator and policy expert Alan Levine, as Co-Chairs.
"Newt Gingrich is the strongest possible candidate that the GOP can field against Obama in 2012. Newt is the right person with the right set of leadership skills and vision for our country at this critical time." McCollum announced during his endorsement of Newt Gingrich for President.
Crotty praised Gingrich as, "a proven conservative leader who knows how to hold the line on taxes and balance a budget. Newt's commitment to economic opportunity, as it relates to our nation's space program is important; thousands of jobs were lost when Obama scrapped plans to return astronauts to space."
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McCollum served in Congress with Gingrich during the fight for government fiscal constraint. "Newt is the most likely Republican candidate to defeat President Obama. He is the most able to articulate the conservative positions, is the most concise and convincing advocate, speaking and debating, is the most versed on foreign policy, and has the best plan to restore the economy." McCollum continued.
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Steering Committee Members:
Jim Norman, Florida State Senate (District 112); Thad Altman, Florida State Senate (Dist. 24); Michael Bileca, Florida State Representative (Dist.117); Gayle Harrell, Florida State Rep. (Dist. 81); Deborah Mayfield, Florida State Rep.(Dist. 80); Carlos Trujillo*, Florida State Rep. (Dist.116); Xavier Suarez, Miami-Dade County Commission; Steve Abrams, Palm Beach County Commission; Patrick Roff, Vice Mayor of Bradenton and Bradenton City Council; Ray Holt, Jacksonville City Council; Kevin Hohn, Brooksville City Council; Gary Lee, former U.S. Congressman (Lee County); John Grant, Sr.,former Florida State Senator (Hillsborough); Kurt Kelley, former Florida State Rep. (Marion); Luis Rojas, former Florida State Rep. (Miami Dade); Joe Carollo, former Mayor of Miami; Monica Rodriguez (Miami Dade); Ed Depuy, former Leon County Commission; Dan Wyrick, former Chairman of Calhoun County Commission; Allison DeFoor, former candidate for Lt. Governor; Bruce O'Donohough, former Congressional Candidate (Orlando); William Tolley*, Brevard County Chair; Sam Rashid*, Hillsborough County Chair; Coy Clark, Honorary Brevard County Chair; Bert Ralston*, Duval County Co-Chair; Dr. Miguel Fana*, Pinellas County Co-Chair; Nathan Meloon, Gingrich Florida Chair College Republicans; Christian Waugh, Gingrich Florida Chair of Young Republicans.
*Previously announced as Newt 2012 Florida County Leadership team.
Bios for Newt 2012 Florida Statewide Leaders:
Bill McCollum, is the former Florida Attorney General (2007-2011). McCollum was a member of the United State House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001, representing Central Florida. As a member of the House, McCollum served in House leadership with Speaker Gingrich.
Richard Crotty, a former Mayor of Orange County, Florida (2001-2010), grew up in the Orlando area and was named the most powerful person in Central Florida 4 times by the Orlando Sentinel. Crotty is a tireless public servant, who currently serves as the executive vice president of Crossman & Company.
Alan Levine, a health care administrator and health policy expert nationally recognized by Modern Healthcare Magazine. Levine served as Secretary of Health Care Administration, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Jeb Bush. Most recently, served as Secretary of Health for the State of Louisiana. Levine is an expert in disaster preparedness and response. He was part of the leadership team that responded to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill.


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Conference Primers: #30 – MEACPosted by rtmsf on October 2nd, 2007
Predicted Order of Finish.
- North Carolina A&T (20-10) (15-3)
- Morgan St. (15-12) (13-5)
- Coppin St. (14-15) (12-6)
- Hampton (13-15) (10-8)
- Delaware St. (12-16) (10-8)
- Norfolk St. (14-15) (10-8)
- Bethune-Cookman (15-15) (8-10)
- Florida A&M (13-16) (8-10)
- South Carolina St. (9-18) (7-11)
- Howard (7-21) (6-12)
- Maryland – Eastern Shore (6-24) (6-12)
- Winston-Salem St. (5-23) (3-15)
WYN2K. As bad as the SWAC is as a conference, the MEAC is only marginally better. But make no mistake – it IS better. Computer rankings for the last three years reflect that the MEAC lords over the SWAC, as it has won over twice as many OOC contests (70-268; .261) than its sister conference over the last three years. Yet, the MEAC champion is still a play-in game stalwart, finding itself in three of the last four PiGs and entering the NCAAs as a #16 seed each of the last five years. Exhibiting the same problem with OOC "guarantee games" as the SWAC, only Florida A&M and Delaware St. had overall winning records last year. Now, if the league could only keep its coaches out of trouble… Morgan St.'s Todd Bozeman (yes, that Todd Bozeman), SC State's Jamal Brown and FAMU's Mike Gillespie have all experienced legal trouble in the last year (Brown and Gillespie were fired).
Predicted Champion. North Carolina A&T (#16 Seed NCAA). Aggie Pride is back, as former Louisville champion (1980) and current A&T head coach Jerry Eaves continues to rebuild a program that was an NCAA regular in the 80s/early 90s (ten trips from 1982-95). Lightning-quick PG Steven Rush leads the charge for the 27th quickest tempo in the nation, and it doesn't hurt that he has F Jason Willis and a cast of five other senior regulars from a team that made a late push in the MEAC last season.
Others Considered. Todd Bozeman's Morgan St. squad intrigues us because his team improved leaps and bounds over 2006 based largely on the attitude shift he instilled into the program. Plus, he's bringing the best recruiting class into the league this year. Hampton is also a team to watch because of Rashad West, a 6'1 playmaker who is likely the best player in the league. Coppin St. returns all five starters from an underachieving squad last year.
Games to Watch. Similar to the SWAC, there's only one game that will matter in the MEAC.
- MEAC Championship Game (03.15.08).
RPI Booster Games. The MEAC plays 43 games against BCS conference opponents this year, and all but one is on the road. The key point here is that the home game is definitely winnable, as are a couple of other road games.
- Colorado @ Florida A&M (11.15.07)
- Hampton @ Virginia (12.19.07)
- NC A&T @ Miami (FL) (12.23.07)
Odds of Multiple NCAA Bids. Zero. See SWAC.
Neat-o Stat. Don't come to this league if you're seeking beautiful offense. Nine of its eleven teams last year rated in the bottom 20% of teams nationally for offensive efficiency, and three of its teams (UMES, Howard, Norfolk St.) earned the ignoble distinction of being the least efficient defensive teams in the nation.
65-Team Era. Counting PiGs, the MEAC is 3-22 overall, with two trips to the second round – Hampton (#15) over Iowa St. (#2) in 2002, and Coppin St. (#15) over South Carolina (#2) in 1997. The MEAC is responsible for two of the only four #15 over #2 seed wins in history.
Final Thought. At least the MEAC isn't the SWAC, right?


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Assembly secretary and returning officer P. Omprakash announced Hariprasad's election after the expiry of the last date for withdrawal of nominations.
The Congress leader from Karnataka was the only one in the fray. The Janata Dal-Secular and the Bharatiya Janata Party did not field anyone as they have only 40 members each in the 225-seat assembly.
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MONDO GROSSO: Brazil and Electro
Two more tunes from Japanese DJ Oosawa Shin'ichi (大沢 伸一) aka MONDO GROSSO, the Brazilian flavored house track "LIFE" featuring Japanese singer bird on vocal and the electro number "Electro411":
MONDO GROSSO feat. bird / LIFE
Oosawa Shin'ichi (MONDO GROSSO) / Electro411
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Dunno if this really gets stuck into my head but I've been listening to this alot lately, it's amazing. I think it's K-Pop or something ? Anyway, it's the full length track of amazing tune from DJMax.
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MONDO GROSSO + ULTRA BRAiN = A Song for a Lonely Girl
Still another number from Japanese DJ Oosawa Shin'ichi (大沢 伸一) aka MONDO GROSSO, this time featuring Japanese "neo punk" bassist/singer ULTRA BRAiN aka Nanba Akihiro (難波章浩) on vocal, "Our Song":
Oosawa Shin'ichi (MONDO GROSSO) feat. ULTRA BRAIN (Nanba Akihiro) / Our Song (A Lonely Girl Ver.)
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Monday Michiru's Jazzy, Soulful Voice
Born in Tokyo, Japan to noted jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi and the late jazz saxophonist Charles Mariano, Japanese-Italian American singer, songwriter and actress Monday Michiru sings "Sands of Time," produced by Japanese nu jazz DJ unit KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE, and "You Make Me," produced by, yes, him again, the musically very versatile Japanese DJ Oosawa Shin'ichi (大沢 伸一) aka MONDO GROSSO:
Monday Michiru / Sands of Time
Monday Michiru / You Make Me
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AVREV-Image T65 System
October 1, 2005
PSB Speakers, aptly named after founders Paul and Sue Barton, have been producing high-performance loudspeakers since 1972. Paul Barton, the chief speaker designer, had his beginnings in high school putting together speakers for college students. Now one of Canada's most reputable names in loudspeakers, PSB with Paul Barton at the helm, continues the craft of speaker design that started 30 years ago. In addition to Paul Barton's passion and dedication to speaker design, PSB has a close relationship with the National Research Council (NRC). The NRC offers nearly a century of knowledge and test resources in the area of psychoacoustics research that PSB has effectively incorporated into their Image Series speakers. The midlevel price range of the Image Series speakers affords precision sound reproduction to those with limited budgets. The PSB Image Series speakers reviewed consisted of the Image T65 Tower loudspeakers ($1099 per pair), an Image C60 center channel Speaker ($449), two Image S50 surrounds sound speaker ($749 per pair) and a SubSeries 6i Subwoofer ($699), or just a shade under $3,000 for the complete package.
The T65's MDF formed cabinet sports a maple finish (also available in Black Ash) that looks splendid next to the speakers' titanium front façade, which houses an array of drivers. Maple is not always my favorite finish, because it often reminds me of all the furniture that my old roommates would buy from IKEA. Luckily, these T65s, with silver grilles and sturdy maple cabinet, looked stunning as I set them up in my listening room. The three six-and-half-inch woofers are each accompanied by matching two-inch ports, giving this vented speaker the ability to lay down the bass when called upon to do so. The cones are constructed of injection molded, metalized polypropylene with a rubber surround. In addition to the woofers and ports on the front, the unit has a one-inch ferro-fluid-cooled aluminum dome tweeter. To enhance the listening experience of the high frequencies, the Image tweeter uses a structure called a "Phase Plug" to expand and smooth out the frequency response. Care was taken to protect the speaker drivers from incidental contact. The woofers are all sunk into the front façade, so even with the grilles off, the speakers are not likely to be impacted. The tweeter has a cage around it, thus eliminating the threat posed by children's fingers.
The floor-standing T65 loudspeakers are nicely sized when placed next to my Paradigm Signature S8s. Standing 38-and-a-half inches tall, eight inches wide and 20 inches deep, the T65 has nearly the same dimensions as the Paradigm. At 49 pounds, the T65 is less than half the weight of the S8, which makes the handling of T65s much easier. The cabinet tapers towards the front and the back, providing more character than the typical boxy profile that seems to plague most speakers. Adjustable carpet spikes and rubber leveling feet for hard floors screw into four plastic collars at the corners of the speaker. Two sets of five-way gold-plated binding posts allow for bi-wiring or bi-amping the T65.
The C60 center employs a pair of the same woofers, ports and tweeter that its T65 sibling does. Horizontally oriented, this speaker is ready to sit above or below your TV and be the centerpiece of your movie audio content. The black ash wood finish of this speaker is matched with a black plastic façade that houses the titanium-colored woofers. Again, PSB has tapered the 25-pound cabinet at both ends to avoid the blah, boxy feel that is associated with more budget-oriented speakers. The C60 cabinet is 27-and-a-half inches across, eight-and-half inches high and nearly 12 inches deep. A single set of five-way binding posts can fit most speaker terminations that you may have. Black is the only finish that is currently offered for the C60 speaker.
The S50 surrounds incorporate bipolar design, with two faces each using a slightly smaller five-and-a-quarter-inch woofer. As with the C60, the same ports and tweeters are brought into play on the front faces of the speaker. A slightly different finish is utilized for the S50 than was used for the C60. A less natural-looking textured black ash finish is used instead. White is also available to those in need of something a little more cheerful than Darth Vader black. The back panel has wall-mounting holes for the S50 and a single set of five-way binding posts. The S50 cabinets are a little lighter than the center at 18 pounds, so wall-mounting or stand-mounting is not difficult. The S50s are seven-and-a-half inches deep and stand nearly 13 inches high and across. The fronts, center and surrounds are all magnetically shielded, so your video will not be adversely affected by close proximity to these babies.
Most important, PSB has included the SubSeries 6i subwoofer to add shake, rattle and roll to this home theater. Housed in a nearly cube-shaped MDF cabinet, the 12-inch polypropylene woofer uses a 350-watt amplifier to deliver impactful bass. The black ash finish of the cabinet is complemented by a rounded plastic black front façade. This façade is comprised of dual two-and-a-half-inch ports and a set of volume and crossover controls. Conveniently located in the front of the unit, the crossover can easily be adjusted from 50 to 150Hz. Most people will use the LFE inputs and outputs to connect to their preamp, but those looking to place this subwoofer in series with their speakers have high-level inputs and outputs available as well. The large amp and woofer are cleverly oriented in this housing, so that the footprint is only 15 inches across, 20 inches tall and 19-and-one-quarter inches deep. Using the provided carpet spikes or hard floor levelers, this 41-pound powerhouse can be placed in almost any room environment.
For carpeted floors, much frustration can be avoided by electing to not put the spikes on the speakers until you have determined the exact placement and orientation of all the speakers. By sliding the speakers around on the carpet, I was able to quickly place the front T65 speakers about 18 inches from the sidewalls and about 14 inches from the front wall. By towing them in about 25 degrees, I was able to set an optimal listening position for maximum imaging and high frequency/midrange accuracy. The center did not come with a stand, so I found an end table that was about two feet off the ground and again about ten feet from the listening position. I located the surrounds on the walls about five feet above the floor and two feet behind the listening position. Unlike my bulky wall-mounted Polk LSiFXs, the S50s are shallow enough to avoid a lawsuit from visitors knocking themselves unconscious as they walk to their seats. The subwoofer worked nicely in the back corner of my room, where it would deliver the most powerful amount of bass without people stumbling over it. The T65s were bi-wired with my Audioquest Mount Blanc cables and the rest used some bare-wired 14-gauge monster cable, since they could not accept the terminations from my other bi-wired cables. You should check that your amplifier has the juice to power these babies, since the T65s and S50s both have a nominal impedance of six ohms.
Powered by my Anthem A5 and Anthem AVM30 preamp, the PSBs had no difficulty living up to their potential. I began the music listening segment with something I rarely listen to, country music. Van Zant's own flavor of rock country music is embodied in their Van Zant II (Silverline Records) album. The S50 surround speakers employ a bipole design and I felt it was important to test the performance of this PSB system with multi-channel DVD-Audio material. Bipole surrounds are great for movies, since they have an even dispersion, creating a sound field that gives the listener a sensation that the room is larger than it actually is. The trade-off to this is that multi-channel music is optimized for direct radiator style surrounds. "Oklahoma" begins with a gusty wind whistling all around the listener's position, circling from front left to back right and around again. Thunder chimes into the scenery, as does a police siren that moves across the front left to the center and then the front right before finally fading in the opening guitar riff. With all the hurricanes making the news these days, the simulated tornado soundstage that the PSBs produced had me reminiscing about the hurricanes I sat through on the East Coast. The transition of the whistling wind from speaker to speaker around the room was superbly reenacted by the PSBs. Pinpointing which speaker was most active at any moment was difficult, giving the listener the illusion that there were more than five speakers in the room. Obviously, my earlier concern about sacrificing multi-channel performance with a bipole was unfounded in the case of the S50s.
Mike Patton is one of my favorite vocalists of all time. Not only can the guy belt out opera-like lyrics, but he can also come up with the most unimaginable sounds using his versatile voice. As the front man for eclectic bands Mr. Bungle, Patton is responsible for much of the creative energy in the band. In "Squeeze Me Macaroni," Patton uses his voice to create anything from loud dog barks to soft soprano serenades. The smooth whispers from Patton arrived to my ears as lush as a mother's lullaby to her newborn child. The challenge for any speakers playing Mr. Bungle is the rapid transition from soft to loud segments within the songs. The T65 was not fearful of this challenge and excelled at keeping pace with the ever-changing dynamic range of the music. Mr. Bungle's "Quote Unquote" began with a faint snoring sound in the distance, punctuated by a loud crashing sound of a glass bottle being broken. Again, the PSBs were able to tackle this rapid change without sounding brittle or harsh at all. The advantage of the laid-back nature of the T65s was that the speakers never fatigued my ears and were consistently warm and sweet-sounding.
Scent of a Woman" (Universal Studios Home Video) features a tango scene that is worthy of analysis. The violins were alive with richness and blessed my ears with lush highs that seldom appear in this price category of floor-standing speakers. The accordion and pianos contributions of low and midrange clarity completed the sound stage. The PSBs have a fantastic ability to image. This ability was demonstrated by the subtle clicks of Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade's walking cane on the concrete, dancing from the left to the right side of the sound stage. Another example of the PSBs sound staging ability could be heard in "Shrek 2" (DreamWorks). As Shrek's wagon rides off into the distance, you can hear Donkey singing "Rawhide" from when he begins the tune in the foreground until it is a faint whisper on the horizon.
"The Peacemaker" (DreamWorks) stars George Clooney and Nicole Kidman as they both try to save the world from terrorists armed with nuclear weapons. The rumble of the train compartment doors as they closed was pounded into my chest by the SubSeries 6i. Countless explosions throughout "The Peacemaker" reinforce the importance of a good subwoofer in any action movie. Having placed the subwoofer in a corner close to the listening position, there was plenty of high-impact bass for this film. Despite the large amount of bass the SubSeries dished out, I found it seldom to be boomy or overbearing.
Having listened to many similar speaker systems in this price range, I am very impressed with the value of the Image Series PSBs. There is amazing high-frequency reproduction and it never sounded harsh to my ears. This is unusual for this class of speaker. Throughout the frequency range, I felt the sound was consistently precise and lush. This speaker system does image well and creates a wide soundstage. Although I did feel that the system leaned towards the laid-back side of the presentation scale, many ears may actually prefer this. The PSB Image Series speakers have delivered on their promise for a precise and dynamic-sounding system at an excellent value and have raised the bar for the competition.
Matthew Evert
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Max Anderson's Bio:
Max Elliot Anderson was a reluctant reader even though he grew up surrounded by books. In fact his father has written more than 70 books. His brothers and sisters liked to read, but that didnt change his lack of interest in books.
In spite of this he was forced to read and went on to graduate from college with a major in psychology. In 2001 he decided he wanted to discover why he grew up as a reluctant reader. He found an interesting pattern in his search. In many instances the books I had read defied a person like me to get interested in them. The style was boring, the dialog was sometimes sparse, or when it was used, it seemed too adult. I wanted music, moving pictures, and characters on the screen not a page of words. I was looking for action, suspense, and humor.
After some time of introspection, he concluded, Since I still dont like to read, I decided to write a book that I would like. In order to attract and keep readers, he works hard to develop books that will hold interest especially for reluctant readers or those who think they are.
Anderson is developing an adventure series of books that will hold the interest of tweeners, 8 to13, especially boys. He describes the series, It is not a series where all these fantastic things that couldnt possibly happen to any ONE of us, happens to the same kids, in the same town, over and over. My stories all have completely different characters, settings, and adventures.
Mr. Anderson is a Vietnam era veteran of the U.S. Army. His professional life has been spent in the production of films, video programs, and television commercials. He has been involved in the production of some of the most successful Christian films for children including HOBO AND THE RUNAWY, THE MYSTERY OF WILLOUBHY CASTLE, THE GREAT BANANA PIE CAPER, and many others. His video productions have earned national awards including 3 Telly Awards (the equivalent of the Oscar for movies). He was involved in a PBS television special that won a nomination for an Emmy, and the double album won a Grammy.
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The Samsung Nexus Prime, also known as the GT-i9250, is now one step closer to release. The device every Android addict is waiting for has just been WiFi certified.
While the certification doesn't divulge any new information on the i9250, it does mean the device is on track for a Fall release. First revealed in a leaked Samsung road map, the i9250 is rumored to come with a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 5 megapixel camera and Ice Cream Sandwich. All specs that line up perfectly with the Nexus Prime.
The Nexus Prime was originally rumored for an October release. That rumor has been under fire ever since the leaked road map showing the specs of the i9250 put the device on schedule for release in late November or early December. At this point, an exact release date is anyone's guess. With this certification though, that date certainly can't be far off.


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Ductless air conditioners, heat pumps
Johnson Controls' Coleman ductless air conditioners and heat pumps deliver heating and cooling to structures without ductwork.
Johnson Controls' Coleman ductless air conditioners and heat pumps are a space-saving solution that delivers heating and cooling to structures without ductwork. Commercial applications also benefit, especially computer server rooms where temperatures must be maintained. The systems combine smaller outdoor units and attractive, slim wall-mounted indoor units, linked by a conduit that requires nothing more than a small 3- to 4-in. opening. Single-zone mini-splits provide individualized comfort in a single room, while multi-zone models connect a single outdoor unit to as many as five indoor units, providing comfort in larger areas. In addition, occupants can set temperature and humidity levels for each unit in each room, saving energy and ensuring comfort. The mini-splits use a cold blow prevention feature that slightly delays the indoor fan at the start of a cycle to make sure the air comes out warm to keep room occupants comfortable.
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NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger Steve Lee is back today to weigh in on HIS 5 worst Canucks trades of all time in another post in our Moments In Time series. Cam Neely and a 1st round pick to Boston for Barry Pederson. Cory Schneider to New Jersey for the 9th pick in the 2013 draft. Trevor Linden to the NY Islanders for Bryan McCabe, Todd Bertuzzi and a 3rd round draft pick.
*My* five all time worst Vancouver Canucks deals
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CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Walkthrough and Guide
Welcome to the CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Walkthrough where our team of contributors will help you work through the game via a step-by-step tutorial. A Gamewise walkthrough aims to take you all the way through the game to 100% completion including unlockable quests and items.
If you are stuck on something specific and are unable to find any answers in our CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Walkthrough then be sure to ask the CSI: Fatal Conspiracy Forum / Community for help and advice in the discussion box below and they will get back to you as soon as possible with an answer!
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CSI: Fatal Conspiracy is an adventure game developed by Telltale Games and released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360.


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Hours After Google Announces Google Fiber In Austin, AT&T Pretends It, Too, Will Build A 1 Gigabit Network There
from the so...-competition-works? dept
Today, AT&T announced that in conjunction with its previously announced Project VIP expansion of broadband access, it is prepared to build an advanced fiber optic infrastructure in Austin, Texas, capable of delivering speeds up to 1 gigabit per second. AT&T's expanded fiber plans in Austin anticipate it will be granted the same terms and conditions as Google on issues such as geographic scope of offerings, rights of way, permitting, state licenses and any investment incentives.In other words, sure, sure we'll build a 1 gigabit fiber network. Just give us the same favorable terms you gave Google. Basically, AT&T's announcement has little to do with actually offering a competing service, but much more about calling attention to the favorable terms that cities are giving Google to get Google Fiber. Now, this is something that deserves reasonable scrutiny. Some are quite understandably concerned that it's not right if Google gets extra-favorable terms. But, let's look at the real history here. Municipalities have been giving AT&T and other incumbents incredibly favorable deals for years, and AT&T has tended to return the favor by providing the bare minimum in quality of service to its broadband customers, while focusing most of its efforts on trying to block any hint of competition from showing up.
Google, on the other hand, seems to be using these incentives to offer a much higher level of service, and the early reviews from Kansas City have been fantastic. In short, both companies have been able to squeeze concessions and favorable deals out of the cities in question. One of them pocketed the cash and gave customers the bare minimum. The other focused on providing a truly impressive level of service.
The other oddity in all of this is just how much this press release makes AT&T look bad. Beyond the petty "hey, give us what Google got" statement, this press release more or less confirms exactly the message that AT&T has been trying to deny for years: that when there's real competition, then AT&T will invest in making a better service. Without the competition, AT&T is happy to provide crappy service. But within hours of real competition showing up, it suddenly claims it'll offer a better level of service? Is that really the message it wants to send? If I'm any city, state or federal government in the US at this point, I look at today's announcement and say, "well, AT&T just admitted that they'll offer better service if there's real competition, so how do we make sure there's real competition?" Given how hard AT&T has fought back against real competition in the broadband space for the past decade, it's not clear this is the message AT&T really should be spreading.


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You have heard the old expression, "You are one in a million!" You are, aren't you? You are pretty special. But are you one in the top million? Well, don't you wish?
You have heard the old expression, "You are one in a million!" You are, aren't you? You are pretty special. But are you one in the top million? Well, don't you wish?
There were 151 million W-2 forms issued by employers in 2011. One in a million, the top 151 of them, each earned an average of $60 million.
Not you, you say? OK, maybe you are more like one in a hundred, the top 1 percent, averaging more than a half-million dollars annually. More likely, in the vernacular of Occupy Wall Street, you, like me, are more probably a 99 percenter. "We are the 99 percent" with an average wage or salary of $36,305. "They are the 1 percent" with an average salary of $526,948.
But this income spread vastly understates the actual income spread between the 99 percent and the 1 percent. Most of the 1 percent's annual income comes from their investments. They own, for example, half of the country's stocks, bonds and mutual funds.
If you think some of the super-wealthy in the top 1 percent are going to fix the problems of this country, think again. Those at the top of the 1 percent own Congress. They own the administration. They are not going to fix our country's problems. They profit from these problems, most often at your expense.
These are the people who can afford to buy their own congressperson, their own particular piece of legislation, or influence the administration or a regulatory agency to favor them. In the 2012 election cycle, 57 percent of super-Pac money donated by individuals came from just 47 people giving at least $1 million. It would take more than 321,000 average American families donating an equivalent share of their wealth to match that given by the Adleson family of Las Vegas alone.
If you think the major corporations and the super-wealthy who own them, through our elected officials, did not create the problems our country faces today, and if you think they are going to fix the problems our country faces today, I have five books I wish you would read: David Johnston's "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)," Lawrence Lessig's "Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress — and a Plan to Stop It," Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson's "Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington made the Rich Richer — and Turned its Back on the Middle Class," Donald Barlett and James Steele's "The Betrayal of the American Dream," and Hedrick Smith's "Who Stole the American Dream."
Read any one of them, or read all five. If you do, and you still believe our country's problems will be fixed by our currently elected officials, you quite deserve the problems faced by our country today. Learn to live with them. Or do something about it.
All of these problems need our attention. Big banks need to be broken up. They need to be made small enough that if, or more probably when, they fail again, they do not drag the country and the world into an economic quagmire. Big money, both corporate and private, has to be taken out of the electoral process. We need to learn to manage debt; bank and hedge fund leverage, public and private debt as well.
Gerrymandering must end. Free trade must give way to fair trade. We need jobs, but as important, we need jobs that pay a living wage. We need a tax overhaul to obtain both fairness and adequacy. We need a 21st century infrastructure in order for the country to prosper.
We need to vastly improve our K-12 education system, particularly in poverty pockets, be they urban or rural. We need to make postsecondary education affordable for everybody. We need a safety net, but we need not incentivize workers to be permanently captured by it. We need not subsidize Corporate America. We need no more pre-emptive wars. We need not the arrogance to police the world.
How is it that tens of thousands of voices shouting, "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" so frightened the president that he fully changed his agenda when, today, the vast majority of us cannot even get our elected officials to acknowledge our concerns? We are the 99 percent. We can get the job done. But it will not happen until millions of citizens make their displeasure with our elected officials known loud and clear by protest — peaceful protest in every city, town and unincorporated village in our country.
If you choose not to protest now, when will you? Do you really want to wait until we have an economic crisis bigger than the one we are still trying to recover from?
There are a few of us in Occupy Hendersonville who are on the streets again. You are a part of the 99 percent. You can make a difference. Come join the protest. Only when enough of us do will our elected officials begin to listen.


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Kansas pulls of second round upset of the Lady Gamecocks
Boulder, CO – Monica Engelman poured in a career-high 27 points as the 12th-seeded Kansas Jayhawks punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 75-69 victory over the fourth-seeded South Carolina Lady Gamecocks in the second round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at the Coors Events Center.
Angel Goodrich added 20 points and eight assist for Kansas (20-13), which advances to take on the winner of Tuesday's Notre Dame and Iowa matchup in the Sweet 16. Chelsea Gardner made a solid contribution on the glass with 12 rebounds in the victory.
South Carolina (25-8) was denied its 26th win despite a trio of double- doubles. Ashley Bruner posted 16 points and 12 rebounds, Aleighsa Welch had 16 points and 11 boards and Elem Ibiam contributed 12 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Ieasia Walker also had 11 points for the Lady Gamecocks.
The Jayhawks took a 42-41 lead into the break after they hit on 51.4 percent of their field goal tries including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes. South Carolina trailed at the break despite outscoring Kansas, 7-2, at the free-throw line in the first half.
Goodrich scored 15 points in the second half and Kansas held the Lady Gamecocks to 26.8 percent shooting from the floor to extend their lead and pull off its second upset in a row.
Deep shooting played a big role as Kansas went 5-of-10 from beyond the arc and South Carolina managed to sink just 2-of-8 from 3-point range.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 16th Nov 2011 23:38 UTC, submitted by sb56637
And another popular Linux distribution pushes a new release out the door. This time around, it's openSUSE, as they just released version 12.1. Other than the usual latest and greatest version of all the open source desktops and associated tools, there's a few other interesting tidbits in this release as well.
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RE[3]: Well, it looks nice...
by jessesmith on Thu 17th Nov 2011 20:29 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Well, it looks nice..."
I think that's interesting. My experience has been almost exactly the opposite to yours. My Linux installs, at least the big-name distributions, typically "just work". On the other hand, I'm constantly trying to fix or correct things on Windows. I imagine hardware accounts for a lot of the difference.
At any rate, I'm trying out openSUSE 12.1 now and it's been a solid experience thus far. If you hardware is compatible, I suspect you will enjoy it.