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That I want to crap my pants.They were SUPPOSED to play Fresno a month or so ago, but since it's fucking FRESNO they flaked on us.They were on the way to LA via San Francisco, and I guess they just flaked. It was short notice and would have given them a crowd of about 30 at some shitty bar, but I wanted to see them, dammit.I learned about them through the Fresno State radio station, which I am no longer a part of. I was the only one playing their new album and the music director tried to hide it from me because he wants the station to play shitty music and pretty much abandon rock in general.haha enough complaining, Dead Meadow is my favorite new band right now. I liked "Feathers," and it introduced me to the band, but I think their older stuff pretty much blows it out of the water. The new recordings of "Heaven" and especially "The Sleepy Silver Door" are really cool though!Good to see rock music and fuzz guitar still getting it done :O)
hey guys, i'm natalie, i started this community for all dead meadow fans, since they rocki just saw them at the knitting factory in nyc last monday with the icarus line and they were fucking amazingit's great to have a band with led zep/jimi roots these daysso yeah, feel free to post anything...as long as it somehow relates to dead meadow


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Dr. Joseph A. Barbier (FATHERS' RIGHTS)(DrBarbier)
Long Valley,New Jersey 07853
June 10, 1979 WMTR Radio , Morristown, New Jersey
July 23, 1979 Bea Moss Productions, Channel J, New York Cable TV
Where Singles Meet, Topic; Custody
July 25,1979 WCTC Radio, Franklin Township, New Jersey, Topic; Divorce Reform
February 27,1980 Testified before State of New Jersey, Commission On Sex Discrimination In
The Statutes on behalf of Fathers United For Equal Rights,(N.J.), Inc.
June 22, 1980 WNET-TV Channel 13, Dateline New Jersey, Topic;
Divorce New Jersey Style
June 28, 1980 CBS-TV Editorial Reply, 7:25 P.M. on Deadbeat Daddies
June 29, 1980 CBS-TV Editorial Reply, 8:55 A.M. on Deadbeat Daddies
May 27, 1981 WMTR Radio, John Basserman, Grand Rapids, Michigan
June 11, 1981 Radio Show, Houston, Texas
June 14, 1981 Radio Show, Beaumont, Texas
October, 1981 Telepromtor Cable TV, Ocean City, New Jersey
December 28,1981 Channel 68 TV, Newark, New Jersey
March 4,1982 U.A. Columbia Cable TV, Jersey Journal
May 20,1982 WVNJ Radio, Livingston, New Jersey
June 8, 1982 WNJR Radio, Union, New Jersey
June 9, 1982 WRNJ Radio, Hacketstown, New Jersey (Ted Modell)
June 28, 1982 WJDM Radio, Elizabeth, New Jersey
July 15, 1982 WMTR Radio, Morristown, New Jersey
December 1, 1982 WRNJ Radio, Hacketstown, New Jersey (Ted Modell)
December 27, 1982 WMTR Radio, Morristwn, New Jersey (Barbara McCory)
January 10, 1983 WWDJ Radio, Hackensack, New Jersey (Steve Hollis)
January 18, 1983 WMTR Radio, Morristown, New Jersey
March 29, 1983 New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee
June 30, 1983 WOR-TV, Straight Talk, Topic;Parental Child Snatching
November 30, 1984 New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee
May 6, 1985 New Jersey Senate Institutions,Health & Welfare Committee
June, 1985 New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee
July 24, 1985 WLSR Radio, Limo, Ohio (Easter Striker)
August 2, 1985 WLSR Radio, Lima, Ohio (Easter Striker)
September, 1985 New Jersey Public Televion (News)
Nov 26 to Dec 4 1985 Editorial Reply on WOR-TV, Channel 9 on
incarceration,child support,visitation and joint custody
Butler, New Jersey Rotary Club
PWP at Ryland Inn, Whitehouse, New Jersey
PWP, Totowa, New Jersey
Pequannock, New Jersey Rotary Club
Womens Club of Philipsburg, New Jersey
PWP Chapter 120, Neils New Yorker, Mt.Lakes, New Jersey
July, 1980 Vineland, New Jersey Chapter of Fathers United
May 26,1981 PWP Chapter 750, Aunt Kates, Stanhope, New Jersey
October, 1982 Ocean County Chapter of Fathers United
January 19, 1983 Sociology Class at Rider College, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
September 27, 1983 Family Services Of Morris County, New Jersey
March 25, 1985 Rotary Club of Chester, New Jersey
April 2, 1985 Rotary Club of Maplewood ,New Jersey
April 4, 1985 Rotary Club of Blairsown, New Jersey
April 9, 1985 Rotary Club of Hampton, New Jersey
April 9, 1985 Rotary Club of Livingston, New Jersey
April 24, 1985 Rotary Club of Parsippany, New Jersey
April 24, 1985 Rotary Club of Mendham, New Jersey
April 29, 1985 Rotary Club of Washington, New Jersey
May 1, 1985 Rotary Club of Newton, New Jersey
May 2, 1985 Rotary Club of Nutley, New Jersey
May 7, 1985 Rotary Club of Boonton, New Jersey
May 14, 1985 Rotary Club of Milburn, New Jersey
May 22, 1985 Rotary Club of Morristown, New Jersey
June 11, 1985 Rotary Club of Caldwell, New Jersey
August 17, 2010 Essex County College, Caldwell, New Jersey
Houston Post
Newark Star Ledger (3)
Christian Science Monitor
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Daily Advance
Daily Record (2)
Observer Tribune (2)
Randolph Reporter
Mount Olive Chronicle (2)
New Jersey Herald
Catherine Foster Column**
Lincoln Herald (2)
Susan Dietz Column (Single File) **
Atlantic City Press
Bergen Record (2)
Today (2)
Asbury Park Press (4)
Salt Lake City Tribune
Paterson Evening News
Home News
Elizabeth Daily Journal (2)
The Forum
The Rocky Mountain News
The Womens Newspaper Of Princeton (2)
The Times (Trenton) (2)
The Womens Reporter (2)
The Philadelphia Enquirer
** indicates syndicated
1978 - Participated in drafting of State Assembly Bill A-3366 (A-407) - JOINT CUSTODY
1980 - Participated in drafting of State Assembly Bill A-1471 (A-122) (A-152) -
on JOINT CUSTODY
1981 Participated in drafting of ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHILD SUPPORT for New Jersey
March 1985 Instrumental in having S-2864, a bill on ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHILD SUPPORT, introduced in the New Jersey Senate
November, 1979 Report submitted to Senate Judiciary Committee in reference to a
FORMER Superior Court Judge, John M. Newman, who had to resign for his failure to not incarcerate my first wife who violated court orders 127 times.
Fall, 1980 Complaint submitted to the Administrative Office of the Courts Of New Jersey in reference to a municple court judge, George Imperial, who accepted a case that should have been handled by the Divison of Youth And Family Service. Because of this complaint and other reasons this judge was not appointed as a Superior Court Judge.
September 29, 1981 Report (White Paper) submitted to State Senator Joseph Merlino
and New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on Equitable Distribution in New Jersey
June 27, 1984 Report submitted to Assembly Institutions, Health & Welfare Committee
on Joint Custody and being in favor of Assembly bill A-152 and against Senate Bill
1977-1986 Legislative Action Committee of Fathers United for Equal Rights, (N.J.) Inc.
1977-1986 Judicial Action Committee of Fathers United for Equal Rights, (N.J.) Inc
1978-1983 Board of Directors of Fathers United for Equal Rights, (N.J.) Inc.
1978-1983 Registered Agent of Fathers United for Equal rights, (N.J.) Inc.
June 14, 1979 Coordinator of "Support Divorce Reform and Children's Rights in New
Jersey" in Trenton, New Jersey
June 17, 1979 Attended Rally for Fathers Rights in Washington, D.C.
1979-1983 Legislative Chairman of Fathers United for Equal Rights, (N.J.) Inc.
1980-1983 President of Fathers United for Equal Rights, (N.J.) Inc.
June 12,1980 Coordinator of "Fathers Unite" in Trenton, New Jersey
1980 One of the founders of the NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR MEN (NCM)
1980-1981 General Secretary of NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR MEN(NCM)
1980-1981 Ad Hoc Committee for NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR MEN(NCM)
June 12-14, 1981 Coordinated the 1st NCM Convention, Houston ,Texas
1981-1983 Vice-President Membership for NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR MEN (NCM)
1981-1984 Legislative Action Committee of NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR MEN (NCM)
1981-1984 Judicial Action Committee of NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR MEN (NCM)
Sept,1981 Participated and exhibited in First New Jersey Conference on Self Help at
Montclair State College, Montclair, New Jersey
November 14, 1981 Attended NCM Board Meeting in New York City
1981-1983 Regional Director of Essex County for father United for Equal Rights, (N.J.)
1981-1983 Regional Director of Morris, Sussex, Warren Counties for Fathers United
for equal Rights, (N.J.), Inc
June3-5,1982 Attended American Bar Association Conference on Alternative Means of
Dispute Resolutions in Washington, D.C.
June 17, 1982 Coordinator of Protect "Rights of Fathers" in Trenton, New Jersey
August 8-9,1982 Attended 2nd NCM Convention, Detroit, Michigan
1983 President, Passaic County Chapter Fathers United for Equal Rights(N.J.) Inc.
March 26, 1983 Attended NCM Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.
April 18, 1983 Attended NCM Board Meeting in Austin, Texas
June 17-18,1983 Attended Fatherhood Forum in New York City at Bank Street College
August 19-21, 1983 Attended 3rd NCM Convention, Los Angeles, California
November 27, 1984 Appointed by Governor of State of New Jersey, Thomas H. Kean, to
Commission on Child Support
April 12-13, 1985 Attended the National Conference on Child Support Practice sponsored by the
American Bar Association in Alexandria, Virginia
March 1, 1986 Attended The Politics Of Child Custody - The First Women's Speak Out, at
John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City
1979-1981 I litigated a case, Pro Se, in United States District Court for The District of New Jersey (Barbier vs. Governor of New Jersey, et als , Federal Supplement Vol 476, page 28-32) that the laws pertaining to custody, 9:2-3 and 9:2-4 are unconstitutional on their face and as they are applied. The case was taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. I ran out of money. Please read Last Place For Justice-If At All (posted on this blog on December 16, 2004) Knock Knock!!!
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Margaret Jamieson
At 3:00 p.m., the day folds in half, the ink laid on, the paper smoothed together like a Rorschach test. On this side, what you have done, on the other, the rest of the day; what will you have when you pull them apart? The picture today is red, the correctors color, and I wish I could leave it closed, leave it on the table at this coffee shop.
I can pick out some words in the cloud around me. I hear BB King, "Ooh ooh oh, I know that I"… and then, from the woman on my right, "You know I said," and later, the word "terrified". "He got so upset" from the blond behind me. A deep laugh and "Now it makes more sense" from the girl in the green sweater, who must be in college, and from the new mother, with her child and its grandparents, "she did play, before" and back to the woman on my right, "they zip together, to make it really big" and the low click of the espresso measure. Everyone on a computer is quiet, as I am quiet.
I won't say the words, won't say to anyone but you: "Not today, not this month, maybe not this lifetime." Better, perhaps; "It's done for today, for this month, maybe for this lifetime."
This is Day One, the first day of my menstrual cycle. I never noticed Day One until I wanted a child. I prefer first days: first day of class, of a project, a love affair, the first day of summer. Many days were, you might say, the first day of the rest of my life.
Today I was six days late and hoping, and when it started I had delusions that it might be implantation bleeding, the small amount of blood released when the fertilized egg latches onto the uterine lining. Implantation bleeding could be seen as the first day of a very different life: mine plus one.
Day One, Implantation bleeding; I had known of neither of these bloody markers before wanting to get pregnant. My education truly began when I did not get pregnant, when the doctor in my temporary home in the UK, said, "So you have been failing to fall pregnant for fourteen months?"
I only fall in dreams and off bicycles, but "falling pregnant" is what the British say, which sounds to me less Alice in Wonderland and more Little Timmy's Down the Well. They are known, the Brits, more for their bracing clarity than for their comfort.
So I was ready to hear from the doctor about luteinizing hormones, about tracking my ovulation, sperm counts, penetration enzymes. I thought I knew what the next steps would be, though as it turns out I knew only half. What I did not expect, and what left me with the novel sensation of being perfectly perceived and completely unknown, was this: "Just relax and it will happen."
I looked over at my husband and saw that we were both sitting a little too upright. I saw us as the doctor did: two Master's degrees, one PhD, one M.F.A., corduroys, contacts, the careful wedding ring on the hand holding a list of questions. Mid-thirties, late thirties. We looked earnest, and anxious, and now furious, as the doctor went on. He had seen it, he said, over and over. "It happens exactly like this. When a woman stops worrying about falling pregnant, it happens. Stress makes it harder to get pregnant. So don't worry about it. Let nature take its course." He never asked me: Had I been pregnant before? What did I know about my cycle? Has my husband ever gotten a woman pregnant? At what point would we consider assistance?
Nothing. This doctor, a nice man with a long face and round glasses, knows nothing of me, of this life of mine, of the incredible moments, good and bad, that "letting it happen" has brought me. It's how you get to the far end of your thirties without being married or having a child, this letting it happen, and it was not what I needed, or needed to hear.
"We are not stressed." I said, and my husband turned toward me, on his face the question: Are we in the same room? "We are not stressed." I said again. "We just want to know what to do." Tests were scheduled: an LH test for ovulation, a hysterosalpingogram to check the condition of the fallopian tubes and uterus.
The perfectly named, impossible to pronounce hysterosalpingogram takes time lapse X-Rays of a reflective dye which fills the uterus and fallopian tubes and exposes blockages or problems.
"Sometimes women fall pregnant immediately afterwards," the doctor said. Then, despite my silent plea, "it's like a car having it's pipes blown." Fine. That analogy was probably inevitable, as were the blogs: "The WORST pain of my life!", "Unbelievably painful!" Some women, the intake paperwork dryly notes, experience slight discomfort. I had none, though filming was a welcome distraction. I discovered that my uterus and fallopian tubes look like a big, blowsy elm tree, the uterus tipped to the right, one tube flung dramatically across my belly. I was declared "perfectly normal" by the technician.
If the HSG does not cause pain for all women, it's fair to say all women do experience the choose-your-own-adventure quality of the search for the fertility problem. If you have a blocked tube, go back to clinic A. If not, continue to page 9, the penetration enzyme test, where your husbands' sperm is comingled with harvested hamster eggs. Welcome to the weird, weird world of infertility.
But it is not Choose Your Own Adventure, because you cannot choose. You will have to learn, piece by piece, what your body and his body are capable of, what science knows and what other women have discovered.
What science knows about infertility it mostly knows about women, driven by scientific questions and by the market. Fertility clinics, fertility enhancement, fertility support, all of which treat infertility but do not use the word, are big business. Among the wisdom on offer: Reduce stress. Relax. The websites are flanked by advertisements for massage therapy, for spa treatments, for yoga. Selling lower stress to women trying to conceive is accepted, but is there any science to back this up?
I found one study, published in the Journal of Fertility and Sterility (the abstract is here) titled "Stress reduces conception probabilities across the fertile window: evidence in support of relaxation". The scientists, a mix of British and American, took saliva samples from 200 women who were trying to conceive and measured the concentration of cortisol and amylase, biomarkers of stress. The study found a relationship between higher concentrations of amylase and lower fertility. This study has been linked to and cited, as evidence that stress interferes with fertility.
The study is good, but what does it mean? Amylase is a measure of biological stress, and is not necessarily produced from psychological or emotional stress. The study was very small, and it was empirical, not subjective; the scientists never asked the women to report if they felt stressed. Reducing the stress you feel may have no effect on fertility. The lead author, Dr. Germaine Buck Louis, a research scientist at the NIH, replied to my question, "There are very good instruments for measuring perceived psychosocial stress. This topic is beyond the focus of our current paper."
Yoga, meditation, massage, may not reduce the type of stress the study measured. Stress is harmful, with or without fertility issues, but to use this slight study to sell anything to a woman trying to conceive just makes clear how little is really known about infertility.
Who knows the most about this frustrating lack of answers? The women who have lived with infertility , who can be found on TTC (Trying to Conceive) forums and blogs. The Bump, The Baby Zone, Baby and Bump, Two Week Wait, Fertility Community, The Mommy Playbook. I am in a foreign part of the internets.
There are jumping, flapping, animated emoticons, glittery "sticky beans" wishes and a shocking number of exclamation points. There are acronyms to rival the military, with a key at the bottom of the welcome page, which revealed that BFP is big fat positive (on an hpt, or home pregnancy test), bd is baby dance (sex, which is only one more letter to spell out) and, most alarmingly, bf is either boyfriend or breastfeed. Or both, I suppose, depending on the context. It felt to me like an oppressive party, decorated by gradeschool teachers: paper snowflakes, bowls of jellybeans, a relentless positive tension.
I also find I am not alone in my anger at being told to relax. The venom this advice receives ranges from exasperation to murderous fantasy, with prime space devoted to people who offer the option: "Why don't you adopt? The world has enough babies" "My cousin decided to adopt, and bam! Pregnant the next week." As if their lives determine the world's population, or as if these are equivalent choices. As if adoption in the US is not expensive or lengthy, and as if almost every woman is not investigating that possibility. As if what they want counts for nothing at all. They have words for these people, and the "just let it happen" people. One woman recounts it, attaching a rolling eye emoticon, and a wave of response follows: furious pastel orbs, tapping their toes, shaking their fists, like loosed furbies or furious German elves. There are razor blades in that candy bowl.
They are incredibly generous with one another, these TTC women. They check in on one another, coordinate their TWW (two week wait) and provide hard won advice on side effects of medication, deciding when to switch treatments, how to handle the rollercoaster of hope and sorrow that I am starting to realize is the only way through this experience.
Each forum member, with names like "wishingfor3" and "infertileinmi" signs off with a chronological tour of duty. Here is a composite history:
The angry redhead is AF, Aunt Flo, the avatar, acronym and nickname for menstruation. The red face at the brick wall represents the obstacles, the BFN (big fat negative), she has two dogs, known as furbabies, and the two angels are miscarriages. The term furbabies disturbs me, the "sticky vibes" blessing--fertilized eggs which implant are called "sticky"—makes me hopeful and sad, thinking of a woman, thinking of myself, lying in bed at night, one hand on her belly, wondering.
The narrative economy of these stories astonishes me, coupling heartbreak with gifs, an incredible determination with anticipation of both misery and potential joy. That smiling angel emoticon? I can overlook, or imagine how it was placed there, to mark and to soften the blow of Trisomy 16. There is not one of them who is not afraid.
And then it struck me how deeply these remind me of military tours.
US Army Artillery (5/39 Arty, 1/75 Arty) Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany 1960-63 US Army Medic (Fort Sam Houston, TX, Brooke Army Medical Center, Valley Forge General Hospital, Post Hospital, Fort MacArthur, CA) TDY all over the world, 1964-69 SFC E-7 MOS: 55G10, 91B40, 91C40, 91F40 Ed.D in Rehabilitation Counseling, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Retired, Licensed Clinical Psychologist 60% Service Connected Disabled; Life Member of the DAV since 1980 Independent Social Security Contract Vocational Expert 1983-2005, Contract Medical Expert 1987-2005
They have taken it up, and taken it on, and all of these are war stories. Glittery, hopeful, vulnerable war stories. You cannot troll these women, you should not troll these women. These are women who regularly, intentionally, take into their bodies drugs that can do this:
Blurred vision or vision problems (spots or flashes); headache; hot flashes; light-headedness; mood change; nausea; pelvic pain or bloating; stomach pain; vomiting.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Clomid: Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue) increased risk of cancer of the ovaries; over stimulation of the ovaries; spontaneous abortion.
Cold-like symptoms; diarrhea; headache; indigestion; mild weight gain; nausea; stomach upset. Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Metformin/Pioglitazone: Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blurred vision or other vision changes; bone pain; chest pain or discomfort; dark urine; difficult or painful urination; dizziness or light-headedness; fainting; fast or difficult breathing; feeling of being unusually cold; general feeling of being unwell; muscle pain or weakness; pale stools; persistent loss of appetite; severe or persistent headache, nausea, or vomiting; shortness of breath; slow or irregular heartbeat; sudden, unexplained weight gain; swelling of the hands, ankles, or feet; unusual stomach pain or discomfort; unusual drowsiness; unusual tiredness or weakness; yellowing of the eyes or skin.
They do it with a conviction I may not have. They are willing to do it all, to take all the options to meet the goal, and today, with my coffee cooling in front of me, the first in a long while, I think of why I want to be a parent. To see the world with another person, to discover what I know by teaching them, to discover what they know. To meet them, this person half of my heart and half of my mind, and wholly their own.
Twenty years ago, in neat symmetry, I was pregnant at the age of twenty. Twenty years on this side, twenty years on that. My life is so different now, and this moment shows it clearly: that I want this. That there is a grace in certainty. That there may not be a good reason. And that it may not happen. Not today, not this month, maybe not in this lifetime.
Margaret Jamieson is a writer, filmmaker and teacher who reads, watches and learns as much as she can.
Stills © Sasha Waters Freyer. Sasha Waters Freyer is a filmmaker, mother, teacher and amateur dressmaker. Her experimental and documentary films have featured dominatrixes, coal miners, artists, children, activists – inhabitants of the margins of our mediated landscapes – critical margins that are, in the words of Wendell Berry, "always freeholds of wildness."


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Viktor & Rolf's goal was to inject optimism on this Samsonite Black Label luggage line inspired by 50's and 60's jet flights. The collection uses a vintage airplane print and it's been available on Colette since February 10th.
Nowadays, with annoying security and paranoia, traveling has lost a lot of its glamour. So why not wait hours in an airport with this beautiful luggage?
The Samsonite Black Label line, as you can see on TrendHunter.com, teams up with great fashion designers to create new and bold luggage.
Their recent collaborations include Alexander McQueen and Swarovski.
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One of the things you have to watch out for on long bike trips is getting bored and not paying attention. On US-190 to Baton Rouge, that is not a problem. This road is so rough I just hope nothing falls off Scoot or my teeth don't break from the banging we are taking on this road. It is an old concert road capped with asphalt and the joints are killers. It is a long straight road, with light traffic today. There were very few exciting things except the Bull Bash and FEMA trailer storage.
Baton Rouge's "Scenic Hwy" was not, unless the big Exxon Refinery is "scenic" because of all the revenue it brings in. We did find a "Gucci" coffee in Dehnam Springs, "founded in 1902". The town not the coffee.
We checked off one of the milestones today when we crossed "the big muddy", the Mississippi River. Getting a picture of it required trespassing, but we did not care.
On the west side of the river everything changed. The road was smooth and the scenery turned into open farm land. Much more enjoyable for me.
We left 190 and joined LA-741. This is more my type of ride. Farm land and flowers. 741 led us into LA-31 which follows Bayou Teche (the Indian word for snake). I wanted to stop and take a picture along the bayou but the long forecast rain came in buckets. I found refuge in a farmers shed with a kind observer. I tried to get him to come over for a visit but he said he was not moving.
Back on the highway with light rain, we headed for Lafayette and the home of my good friends Ed and Jet. Ed witnessed my only motorcycle accident many years ago in Germany. A BMW hit me on a rolling country road. The bike went flying and I hit the pavement so hard it cracked my helmet. A few bruises and aches, but that was it. Normally, being young and macho, I did not wear a helmet, but that day I did. Now I don't even like sitting on a bike without a helmet.
Escuela Bilingue los Algarrobos gets many volunteers. Our major helper has been an organization out of California called Eco-surf Volunteers started by Sam Bailey. He arranges trips during college breaks for students to come down and volunteer a half day and learn to surf a half day. They do everything from maintenance and building a play ground to tutoring students. They always leave a major donation such as computers or other items that the school needs. It's a wonderful experience for all. Check out their website here


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Most Helpful Girl
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Invest in yourself. Pick up new hobbies and actively persue them. Doing things like traveling, learning how to play an instrument, learning a new language, and reading, will make you interesting. It will also give you a lot to talk to about with women who are interested in the same things. When you master skills and know what you're talking about it, it comes accross as confidence, because it is.
If women can't help but talk to you because you're interesting, they won't want to get away from you either. First impressions (like looks) can change, and feelings can develop over time.
Looks help, but being an interesting and well rounded person is really sexy to most women.


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Episode 219 :: Alexander Wynne :: Creative Engagement with Tradition
Alexander Wynne
Alexander Wynne joins us to speak about how we may creatively engage with tradition.
Just today the latest issue of Buddhadharma arrived in my mailbox, with a cover story about the mindfulness movement. The piece was introduced by my friend Jenny Wilks, who like many of us lives in the two overlapping but perhaps growing apart worlds of Buddhism, and mindfulness. What does that mean for the tradition, and what are some of the important questions around creative engagement with contemporary society?
Alexander Wynne, a former student of Richard Gombrich, is currently Academic Head of the Dhammachai Tipiṭaka Project, at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, preparing a critical edition of the Pali canon. He is the author of Buddhism: An Introduction, The Origin of Buddhist Meditation, and Mahabharata Book Twelve (Volume 3): "The Book of Liberation".
So, sit back, relax, and have a nice Jasmine Tranquili-Tea.
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The Coveteur is appealing to our voyeuristic tendencies by allowing us to look inside the home (and closet) of Josie Maran.
The model-turned-cosmetics-maven is positively glowing in this at-home editorial, but that's no surprise. She has single-handedly pioneered the argan oil movement (it's practically a lifestyle nowadays) that's currently blowing up in the makeup world. She says, "When I was sitting in all those makeup artists' chairs, I started asking for products that were high-performance and good for you. Everyone told me it couldn't be done, so I decided to create my own."
Maran toured her dreamy Californian abode, speaking candidly about her personal life, career, style sense and dietary needs. However, the highlight was definitely going through Maran's wardrobe, which features everything from bold Missoni prints to vintage pieces.
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This FASEB SRC celebrates its 20th anniversary of presentations and discussions of the latest and most exciting findings in the field of skeletal muscle satellite cells and regeneration. The conference has a well-deserved reputation as one in which unpublished results predominate in the presentations.
Satellite cells are the source of the remarkable regenerative properties of skeletal muscle, and their study has major implications for understanding and treatment of muscle diseases and age-related muscle loss. In the 1990's, study of the skeletal muscle-specific transcription factor, MyoD, led to new paradigms in cellular reprogramming. In a similar way, study of satellite cells is now leading to new paradigms in stem cell and regenerative biology, and work in this area has produced major insights that are broadly applicable to these fields. Areas that will be covered during the conference include transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic regulation of satellite cells during homeostasis and regeneration, satellite cell quiescence and activation, satellite cell heterogeneity, alteration of satellite cells in aging and disease, and potential utility of satellite cells as therapeutics.
The program will include speakers from around the world, reflecting the collaborative, cohesive, and international nature of this research community. The conference is characterized by informality and collegiality of interactions.
Ample time for formal and informal discussions will ensure that junior investigators, postdocs, and graduate students can easily interact with more established investigators. Trainees are especially welcome, and innovative Meet-the-Experts sessions and Career Development Workshops will be held.
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My birthday was last Monday. I turned 31. And I got to thinking about where I expected my life to be at 31 and where my life really is.
My birthday was last Monday. I turned 31. And I got to thinking about where I expected my life to be at 31 and where my life really is.
This time of year I always become very reflective of the past. For some reason, the holiday season is when I have made the biggest changes in my life. My big changes began four years ago today, on Saturday, December 26, 2009, when I broke up with my boyfriend of two and a half years. To this day, that is the longest relationship I have been in. Since then, I dated without anything turning serious (I tended to halt things before they hit a second or third date). Realizing that my ex was no good for me and doing something to benefit myself was a really big deal at the time. I have always been about everyone else (and to a point, I still am). Breaking up with him was the first thing I ever did for myself during the time we dated. Shortly after the break up conversation (it was in person and it was ugly), I met my girl friend S. at the local Dunkin Donuts. I told her the whole story and everything that led up to it over iced coffee. I did not, and still have not, shed a single tear over it. Instead, as soon as the words were out of my mouth, I felt a huge weight come off my shoulders.
A few hours of talking about the past later, S. and I decided it was time to talk about the present and the future. After two and a half years of being all about my ex, what was I going to do that was all about me? I wanted to do something that made me feel good about myself and build up my self-esteem. I wanted to feel pretty and sexy, two compliments my ex never paid me. We talked about belly-dancing classes and other similar types of classes that we thought would be fun and would help me reach my desired goal. We looked out the window of Dunkin and saw New York Sports Club two blocks down. We looked at each other and agreed to walk in. Our plan was to inquire about classes and possibly a membership, which we would do together. We spoke with the membership coordinator about classes (they didn't have belly-dancing but they had Zumba…yuck!), memberships, training, and everything the gym could possibly offer. Needless to say, S. didn't join with me, but four days later I walked back in and signed the membership papers. My first training session was with C. on January 2nd. I began working with her just once a week, rapidly building it up to twice. I also added in Spinning classes because she said I needed to do something for cardio and I told her I refused to run.
Fast forward six months. C. left NYSC and suggested I work out with J. instead. Three and a half years later, J. is my CrossFit coach along with that Spinning instructor who taught the first class I took.
Holiday season 2010. Back story first: My parents have been divorced for six years and my father has been happily remarried to my stepmom, whom I adore, for five. My mother and I always had a rocky relationship. In high school, her jealousy of the relationship I had with my father hit an all-time peak when she said something to me that no parent should ever tell his/her child: "Don't you see? You're the apple of your father's eye and I'm the shit of it." I made the decision that when I was able to be fully independent, I would end any type of relationship with her. I did not need her negativity nor her jealousy.
To the present. It's the first night of Chanukah 2010. My parents (dad and stepmom) did not know where their Chanukiah was. As a result, we made a plan that I would host the first night and pick up takeout from a local restaurant for dinner. We would light candles in my apartment and exchange presents there (I got them a new Chanukiah so they would have one to light for the rest of the holiday). As I parked my car that was loaded down with the food, my work bag and laptop, my lunch bag, and a box of soap I ordered from Bath and Body Works, I saw a woman in a hooded winter coat walking along the sidewalk. I did not think anything of it as I lived within walking distance to the train station and people were always walking to and from it. I knew something was fishy when the woman stopped walking and waited for me to get out of the car. As soon as she stopped, I realized she was my mother. She said she was just coming over to ring my buzzer (mind you, I hadn't seen her or spoken to her in a number of years) as she wanted just ten minutes of my time. I told her I was busy that night and did not have the time to talk. She asked if I could spare the time the next night. I told her no as I was supposed to be tutoring. She said, "I just want to be part of your life." I looked her right in the eye and replied, "I don't want you in my life. If I wanted you to be part of it, you would be, and I don't." She walked away and I have not seen her nor spoken to her since.
Holiday season 2011 was when I found my house. I had been renting a one bedroom apartment for two years when I opted to buy a house. I moved in March 2012.
Holiday season 2012. Christmas Eve Day. Cousin E. sent me this picture on Facebook from Double Dog Rescue's page. It was my first Finn sighting.
I looked at the picture, read the caption, "Snuggle Bunny Alert!!! Finn, a mini-pin, has been so patient in waiting for her forever home! She has been in our rescue for several months now, through no fault of her own. Her foster describes her as an extremely smart, people pleasing, cuddle bug! What more could anyone ask for? To learn more about her check out her Petfinder profile at http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/24262820. If you or someone you know may be interested in adopting her contact Ellen. Don't delay!!" and quickly closed out of it. Five minutes later, I was looking at her picture and profile again. Then I closed it. I went back and forth like this for about an hour before saying "F it!" and e-mailed Ellen. She sent back the adoption application the same day. That Thursday, I had a phone interview with Ellen then with Finn's foster mom. Three days later, on Sunday, December 30 Cousin E. and I drove up to the foster mom's house in Connecticut and brought Finn home. You know the rest of the story. She's currently sleeping in a ball on the couch next to me.
Bringing Finn home was a big deal. She would be a big responsibility, one I had never had before. The one thing she taught me more than anything else is the feeling of being loved unconditionally. I may crate her when I'm at work all day and I may be gone sometimes for nine hours. But every single time I open the door to her crate, I get jumped on and hugged and kissed like never before. She's my shadow wherever I go. And at night her favorite place to sleep is curled up as close as she can get, typically in between my legs. The next week, I transitioned from personal training with J. to CrossFit Foundations.
Holiday season 2013. My biggest change this year has been my growth, personally, professionally and socially. This change happened gradually as my self-esteem, my comfort in my body, and my confidence at work grew. It was not a conscientious decision but one that I am reaping the rewards of over and over again.
As I wrote this post, I debated whether or not I should post it because of how personal it is. You know how the debate ended. Fitters, tell me, do you become reflective and pensive during the holiday season? When do your biggest changes usually happen? I'd love to hear from you.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season.


text: The BBC radio host Zane Lowe, best-known around these parts for the recent epic Kanye West interview, runs a regular segment on his show called Soundclash, where he and a visiting musician or group will face off over a series of songs. It's pitched as a battle, but of course it's really more of a mutual music-dorkout. And in the most recent edition, Lowe faces off against Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, who starts his set with Drake's "Started From The Bottom" and follows it up with stuff like Nancy Sinatra's "You Only Live Twice" and A$AP Ferg's "Shabba." Listen to it here (via Pitchfork); it starts about an hour in.


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Zynga gives Mafia Wars' home page a makeover
Damn, Mafia Wars, you lookin' good. Mmmm mmm mm. That's what Zynga might expect a lot of its players will be saying when they log in to the game today only to see that its home page looks brand new. As a matter of fact, it is brand new. The company decided it was time to make navigation simpler in Mafia Wars, doing away with the Daily Checklist while emphasizing features that players will most likely care more about.
You'll notice that those thin, barely noticeable banner ads for weekly events have received much more screen real estate with what appears to be room for two advertisements. Below that is something completely different: "Game Progress" and "Build Your Empire." The former, found on the left hand side, allows players to jump right into the game from where they left off, displaying detailed information about their current Mastery and Energy Packs. Below that details your latest activity in the most recent cities you've visited.
The latter will appear on the right hand side and it seems like this will allow you to access the week's particular gifting or building events, in this case being the "Private Zoo" event. Below that is where players can buy the game's featured Reward Point items like the current Miami Vice loot. Aside from this, it doesn't seem as if much else has changed, but this is a welcome improvement if anything. Unfortunately, this change is slowly being rolled out to players, which means I've yet to receive the change. Keep your eyes peeled to Mafia Wars to make sure you take advantage of the changes as early as possible.
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The next step is why it is important to be using freezer paper, for the waxy side will stick to your fabric when set with the heat from your iron. So, place your stencil glossy side down on the front of your onesie, including any small cut away pieces like insides of "O's" or "A's". Using a warm iron carefully press the stencil into place being careful not to shift your freezer paper. I found it most helpful to sort of tack down the stencil in a couple places with a small tap or two and then to work from the inside out, being sure to keep things smooth. Once it's all on give it a good iron across the entire image making sure the edges are all tacked down to keep paint out. I promise it's not as complicated as I'm making it sound, you're just applying heat to keep the stencil in place, simple as that.
Next comes the fun part, applying paint. IMPORTANT, before starting, place an extra sheet of freezer paper or cardboard inside of the onesie so your paint will only be applied to the front portion and not leak through. Next, using your textile paint of choice and a small foam brush gently paint the openings. I used a light tapping motion and a few coats to make sure the paint was nice and even.
It really is as simple as that. I went ahead and made a few more as well because I was having so much fun. If you have older kids this is a great project they could help out with to make their own t-shirts, and since it goes rather quickly and involves paint it would probably keep their attention for at least long enough to make one or two.
The three designs I ended up with are below:


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Distance from Waynesville, OH to Lynn, MA
Driving distance between Waynesville, OH and Lynn, MA is 845.12 miles (or 1,360.09 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Waynesville, OH you would reach Lynn, MA in about 13 hours 16 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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|Happy days. Although I'm not even sure who the girl is to be honest.
Neighbours is completely daft. I find myself laughing at the incredulity of it at least 10 times an episode. Even better is if I watch it alongside someone else who also enjoys its complete absurdity. How can one teacher seemingly teach an entire school (note: always in the same classroom, and the same lessson) and does everyone really have to end up marrying some one on the same cul-de-sac as them? Answer: yes. I do worry about their gene pool sometimes.
But this is all very charming in a silly sort of way. Like the sop that I am, I can't help but feel a slight tinge of sadness that in our non- Neighbours reality, we live such nuclear existences where many of us know very little of our neighbours. This is not to say I would like such closeness. (If I ever move to Ramsay Street, remind me to LOCK MY DOOR because the people next door will just walk in at any time, usually the most inappropriate) but there are moments when you know what? I really wouldn't mind being adopted by Harold Bishop.
Neighbours, you are ridiculous and fun, absurdly dramatic and take up too much time in my life, but you've taught me how to attempt a terrible Australian accent, and for that, I love you.


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Two years ago, Jerod asked me if I could knit him a hanging fruit basket for the kitchen, since he'd had no luck finding one in stores. I assured him it'd be super easy, and I'd have it knocked out in no time.
Cut to today, and the thing is finally finished and mounted in the kitchen:
I'm pretty pleased with it. Clearly it holds up well to five pounds of clementines, although it's a bit saggier than I'd expected. Any I make in the future will have some fishing line knit in to help keep the shape of the baskets.
A pattern will be forthcoming, but I naturally have managed to lose the pattern notes in the two years since I actually finished the knitting portion of this, so it will have to wait until I have a minute to recreate them.
Update: The pattern is now available here!


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Four in custody after alleged attempted car jacking sends car into south Oklahoma City home
OKLAHOMA CITY – An attempted car jacking sends a car flying into a south Oklahoma City home early Wednesday morning.
Officials said just after 4 a.m., a car went careening into a home on the 3200 block of S. Klein.
Officers said the driver told them he was trying to get away from alleged car jackers when he took a turn too fast, hit a curb and ended up hitting a house.
No one in the home was hurt and the driver only had minor injuries.
Police took four people into custody for questioning but they have not confirmed any arrests at this time.


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Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne to participate in L.A. city planning panel
Los Angeles -- so often described as the city of the future -- has historically had a lot of trouble breaking old habits when it comes to urban planning. But L.A. is changing in dramatic ways, and so are the critical ways of thinking about the city.
What forms will L.A. take in the decades to come? And what role will the city's Planning Department play? Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne will participate in a panel discussion titled "The Future of the L.A. City Planning Department (And the Future of the City)," at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Southwestern Law School.
The discussion will include Michael LoGrande, who has been selected by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to be the planning director. Earlier this summer, Gail Goldberg announced her resignation and retirement from the position after serving for more than four years.
In addition, the panel will include Jane Blumenfeld, the former acting deputy director of the Planning Department; Bill Boyarsky, a former columnist and editor at the Times; and several other architectural notables.
Michael Woo, the dean of Cal Poly Pomona's College of Environmental Design and a member of the L.A. City Planning Commission, will moderate the discussion.
The panel will take place at the Louis XVI Room at Southwestern Law School, 3050 Wilshire Blvd. (To attend, you can RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com.)
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Photo: an aerial view of downtown Los Angeles from the Goodyear Blimp. Credit: John Adkisson / Los Angeles Times
Neutra, Schindler and the course of L.A. modernismBattling history's ghosts at Ambassador Hotel site
Goldberg out as Los Angeles planning director


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On Friday you will be bringing your netbooks home for the first time this year. We would like you to spend some time on the weekend reviewing the Cyber Safety links on the blog with your parents. These can be found along the top menu bar. As well as looking at these we would like you to complete the following Cyber Safe Quiz. It is very important that your parents sit with you while you are completing this as they will learn some valuable information as well.
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Industrial production in the United States was flat in July, according to data from the Federal Reserve. This is another sign that US economic growth is still tepid.
Reuters reports that manufacturing production fell by 0.1 per cent, and utility production fell 2.1 per cent. This was offset by a 2.1 per cent gain in output in the mining sector.
The July figures reveal that total industrial production was just 1.4 per cent above the level at the same time last year, and still 11 per cent lower than the average in 2007, before the US economy fell into recession.
Industrial capacity utilization fell slightly to 77.6 percent. This figure is a measure of how fully firms are deploying their resources. Economists say that this level is 2.6 per cent below its estimated long-run average. They had expected a reading of 77.9 percent.
The utilization measures can be viewed as a signal of how much slack remains in the economy, and how much room growth has to run before it becomes inflationary.


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It's about time I got back to you and to my creative passion. Here's a simple project I love, special thanks to Mini BAGS miniature club and bead shop for the inspiration!
First you begin with an old fashioned glance-at-the-wall-and-know-time clock The clock I choose is a simple $4 dollar store clock in neon rainbow colors. I removed the bright silver hands and inked them with black staz-on ink. I measured the clock diameter and cut a circle to fit with my cricut machine. I should have cut another circle in the center of that circle for the hands. Instead I punched a hole with scissors and used an "O" from a scrapbook alphabet set to cover the rough edges. If you don't have a cricut, you could use a protractor or a dinner plates, sanding the edges once the paper is adhered.
After the glue dries, add a few stickers, maybe a special photograph and put the hands back on. Voila…your very own perosnalized time piece. Just remember: don't put anything on the face of the clock that will interfere with the hand movement of the clock.
Happy Creating!


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The Concerned Parents Council in the Bethlehem Area School District wants to be certain that all parents, including those whose children will be enrolling in kindergarten in future years, understand they will be welcome at a meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Clearview School.
The council's agenda for that meeting focuses on four key budget issues. While three of these issues bear directly on the district's 16 elementary schools, two members of the council's executive committee said parents of middle and high school students also are invited to attend the session.


text: When spoiled Tom Skelton (Peter Fonda) comes back home to Key West, Fla., he decides to put his wayward days behind him and start a business. Borrowing from his wealthy grandfather (Burgess Meredith), he opens a fishing guide service and immediately runs afoul of the competition. Blue collar guides Nichol Dance (Warren Oates) and Carter (Harry Dean Stanton) resent Tom, and try to pressure him into quitting. Tom retaliates by blowing up their boat, and the conflict only escalates from there.


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Sun Lakes, AZ
Settling into the sunset of my life, I have returned to the love of imaging that drove me as a teenager. It's been a long journey, through motherhood (3 men and 9 grandchildren), religion, computer science career, and two wonderful marriages. It has emerged into a fuller awareness of the basic love within me, a true awareness of my real self, a spiritual awakening, and a desire to splurge with color and form, through the adventure of photography and digital imaging. I wish to express and share my appreciation for the art that is the world, through the use of focused expression in a direct image of the beauty in the world to the visual poetry of abstract impressionism through digital art.


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With the Minnesota pheasant hunting opener a week away, hunters should double-check the public lands they're planning to hunt.
If the federal government shutdown continues, more than 250,000 acres of federally owned waterfowl production areas will be closed to hunting, according to documents posted on the website of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand acres, WPAs are scattered throughout Minnesota's prairie region and often provide some of the state's premiere grassland habitat — pheasant cover. In addition, federal wildlife refuges, some of which contain (normally) huntable pheasant populations, are closed to hunting.
Federal law enforcement officials have been deemed essential and are still on the job, although it's unclear how well they'll be able to patrol the federal lands.
The backbone of Minnesota's public hunting grounds remains state-owned wildlife management areas. There are nearly 1.3 million acres of WMAs statewide, although not all are in pheasant habitat. State lands are unaffected by the shutdown.
The loss of federal lands could prompt more hunters to look at the state's fledgling Walk-In Access program, which allows the public to hunt private lands that contain quality wildlife habitat. From the hunter's view, there is no difference in access to WIA parcels, when compared to WMAs.
Except it costs something extra.
For the first time this fall, hunters will need to buy a $3 Walk-In Access validation to hunt WIA lands. That validation is not included in the cost of a small-game license, "super sports" license or any other package of licenses available to resident or non-resident hunters. The validation is required for hunters of all ages.
The first real test of compliance will come at 9 a.m. Saturday when pheasant hunting will begin, and there could be confusion.
Hunters buying small-game and deer licenses are asked whether they want to make a donation to the walk-in program.
According to Department of Natural Resources figures as of Sept. 25, more hunters — nearly 7,500 — have donated to the program than the roughly 2,550 that purchased validations.
The donation does not count as the validation, officials say. Even if a hunter has donated $3 or $5 to the program, he or she must still purchase a $3 validation.
The money from donations and validations goes into the program, which pays landowners to allow public hunting.
As of mid-September, there were just under 20,000 acres enrolled in the program, up from 15,000 acre last year and 8,000 acres in 2011, when the program began.
The goal for this year was 50,000 acres, and officials have said 25,000 is the minimum for the program the remain viable.
The bag limit for pheasants is two roosters daily and six in possession until Dec. 1, when the daily limit increases to three and the possession goes to nine.
The season ends Jan. 1.
Dave Orrick can be reached at 651-228-5512. Follow him at twitter.com/OutdoorsNow.


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Nothing says Los Angeles more than beaches and Beverly Hills! Departing the Port of Los Angeles you'll enjoy a scenic coastal drive to Beverly Hills, where you'll be taken through the most exclusive neighborhoods and into its downtown, where a short walk takes you onto Rodeo Drive, home of world famous stores and shops. This is a perfect time to pick up a souvenir or two.
Continue to Santa Monica and stop at the popular amusement pier to enjoy the scenery and ocean breezes. You'll make your last stop at Venice Beach well-known for shopping, people watching, street performers and the gymnasts and body builders on Muscle Beach. Your tour will conclude at the Los Angeles International Airport.


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Volvo's Polestar performance division has so far only produced two fully-formed products (that'd be the surprisingly swift S60 Polestar sedan and V60 Polestar wagon), however it appears the Swedish brand's in-house tuning arm will soon be turning its attention to Volvo's new 90-series models.
That means the S90 large sedan (below) and V90 large wagon will be sporting (apologies for the pun) Polestar's trademark blue square on their rumps in the near future, and receive significant performance upgrades under the bonnet.
The news comes from US outlet Motor Trend, which quotes Volvo R&D boss Peter Mertens as saying the S90 and V90 will receive Polestar variants of their own - and that they could have as much as 447kW underfoot.
Mertens told Motor Trend that Volvo's now-ubiquitous 2.0 litre turbo/supercharged petrol engine (which powers, among other things, the XC90 T8 and the updated S60/V60 Polestar, above) can be tuned to produce over 335kW, while the electric motor that powers the rear axle in T8 models could be upgraded to a higher-output item to bring total system output to 447kW.
That number compares favourably with the present competition from Volvo's German rivals, with the twin-turbo V8s of the Mercedes-AMG E63 and BMW M5 producing 430kW and 412kW respectively.
Right now the most powerful Volvo available is the XC90 T8 plug-in hybrid SUV (above), which makes 298kW and 640Nm from its supercharged 2.0 litre petrol inline four and electric motor combo.
The 2017 S60 Polestar and V60 Polestar come in second place, with 270kW and 470Nm of torque from a non-hybrid version of the XC90's powertrain. That's 12kW more power than the existing S60 Polestar's 3.0 litre turbo inline six, which is on the cusp of being phased out.
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Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review
By BluePanda -
Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse Specifications:
Part Number:
Warranty Information:
3-year limited hardware warranty
System Requirements:
Windows® 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista®
Mac OS® X 10.6.8 or higher
Powered USB port
Internet connection and 100MB hard drive space (for optional software download)
Platform Compatibility:
Windows® 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista®
Mac OS® 10.6.8 or higher
Resolution: 250 – 2,500 dpi
Max. acceleration: >20G*
Max. speed: up to 2 meters/second (80ips)*
* Some profile settings require Logitech Gaming Software, available at www.logitech.com/downloads.
USB data format: 16 bits/axis
USB report rate: Up to 500 reports/second
Dynamic coefficient of friction - Mu (k): .09*
Static coefficient of friction - Mu (s): .14*
Package Contents:
Wireless receiver
Receiver extender cable
2 AA batteries, pre-installed
User documentation
Buttons (Left / Right): 20 million clicks
Feet: 250 kilometers
Battery Life & Wireless:
Performance mode: up to 250 hours*
Endurance mode: up to 1440 hours*
Wireless range: 3 meters**
Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse Features:
- ENDURING BATTERY LIFE: With up to 250 hours of battery life, G602 sticks by you through game after game. Instead of the typical formula estimate for battery life, G602 was spun on a turntable until the batteries gave out. That is over 15 times better than the most popular competitor.* Two AA batteries delivered 250 hours of non-stop tracking. G602 will operate with one battery if you prefer a lighter mouse.
- WIRELESS GAMING TECHNOLOGY: The nano receiver communicates wirelessly to both the mouse and over the USB at 500 reports per second. A deducted USB receiver means the G602 used the entire bandwidth for gaming-grade, low-latency performance. This is four times faster than the fastest Bluetooth mouse. Wireless speed and sophisticated algorithms allows uninterrupted game play with G602.
- 11 PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLS: Great results are possible right out of the box with the default configuration. To make it your own, reassign any of the 11 programmable buttons for a customer experience. Custom settings can include one-button triggers, easy push-to-talk communication, or temporary DPI down-shift for snipping. To reassign a game command or multi-command macro, download Logitech Gaming Software (LGS).
- SUPERIOR SENSOR TECHNOLOGY: Track hand movements up to 2 meters per second and accelerate up to 20 Gs with Logitech Delta Zero technology. G602 delivers superior tracking precision, accuracy and consistency. Angle-snap free, your smallest aim adjustments are correctly translated onto your target.
- IN-GAME SENSITIVITY SWITCHING: DPI is not a measure of precision or accuracy, but on-screen curser movement relative to mouse movement. When G602 is set to 2500 DPI, you can move from the left to the right side of a 1080p monitor with a 2cm mouse movement. 2500 DPI is fast; most professional FPS gamers use much lower settings, in a range of 400 to 800 DPI, to improve their aim.
- PERFORMANCE AND ENDURANCE MODES: G602 offers two distinct operating modes—Performance and Endurance. Performance mode gives you up to 250 hours of battery life without losing any gaming-grade capabilities. When not gaming, use Endurance mode to extend the battery life for up to an impressive 1440 hours. The mode indicator on top of the mouse reminds you of the active mode—blue for Performance, green for Endurance and blinking cyan when the power finally runs low.
- INTUITIVE, COMFORTABLE DESIGN: Be the last gamer standing with G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse. Its naturally-shaped, slip-resistant grip is designed for maximum comfort over hours of use. DPI shift controls are in easy reach of your index finger. Easily identify the six individually sculpted side buttons by touch.
Information courtesy of: http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g602-wireless-gaming-mouse