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Switched at Birth on ABC Family is a terrific series. The announcement came this week that it's renewed for a 3rd season. I originally watched because I'm a Marlee Matlin fan and like shows that feature sign language, but I quickly got caught up in the story and interested in the characters.
The story involves Bay Kennish (Vanessa Marano) who should have been a Vasquez, and Daphne Vasquez (Katie Leclerc) who should have been a Kennish. Instead they got switched at birth and went home from the hospital with the wrong families. The story begins when the two girls are in high school and the truth is revealed to the families and the world at large because Bay does a science project involving DNA.
The Kennish family is wealthy and privileged. D.W. Moffett plays John Kennish, the father. Lea Thompson is Kathryn Kennish, the mother. Lea Thompson and Katie Leclerc could be biologically related – they look that much alike. Lucas Grabeel is Toby Kennish, who is Daphne's biological brother but regards Bay as his sister.
Constance Marie plays Regina Vasquez, who raised Daphne as a single mom. An alcoholic single mom. Single because Daphne's father, Angelo, who we don't meet into well into the series, took off. He's played by Gilles Marini. He may have taken off because Daphne got sick and went deaf or because of issues around Regina's drinking. Anyway, he was an absent father.
Associated with these characters from the start are Emmett (Sean Berdy) a deaf friend of Regina and Daphne's and Emmett's mother Melody (Marlee Matlin) who is also deaf.
A recurring conflict in the series is what happens when the deaf community comes up against the hearing community. When the Kennish family meet Daphne, they all learn some sign language. But there are conflicts around this culture clash in many episodes. In one episode the deaf students at the school that both Bay and Daphne attend stage a strike to try to keep the school from going 50% hearing / 50% deaf. Since Bay is hearing, this adds to the many conflicts between Bay and Daphne.
Incidentally, the school strike episode was almost completely done in sign, a first for any TV series.
Bay and Daphne face conflicts over boyfriends and schools. There are jealousies over access to parents and acceptance by parents both biological and by upbringing. The girls face their identity crises in completely different ways.
Everyone in both families consider the parents who raised each girl to be the parents. The parents with the last word, so to speak. The newly discovered birth parents are referred to as "biological" parents. Soon enough, however, both girls effectively have two sets of parents because they all live together in the Kennish compound, which includes a guest house.
Another recurring storyline of conflict involves who knew what and when. Turns out Regina knew early on that the babies had been switched and had been keeping an eye on Bay all along. Boy, was John Kennish mad when he found out that secret.
ABC Family put together a couple of videos that will help you see a little of this in action.
Beginners Guide to Switched at Birth, Part 1
Beginners Guide to Switched at Birth, Part 2
ABC Family can add this to its list of other series that look at the question of what makes a family, most notably The Fosters. In both The Fosters and Switched at Birth, there are themes around whether family is biology, or love, or some other combination of factors that mix with biology and love.
If you aren't already a fan of Switched at Birth, I hope you'll give your consideration. It's worth it.

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Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:21am EDT
(Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its Arctic search for oil after failing to find enough crude, a move that will appease environmental campaigners and shareholders who said its project was too expensive and risky.
The withdrawal came six weeks after the final U.S. clearance and three months after Shell was still defending the project, a rapid change of heart for such a large company that showed it is preparing for a prolonged period of low oil prices while trying to close its $70 billion takeover of rival BG.
Shell has spent about $7 billion on exploration in the waters off Alaska so far and said it could take a hit of up to $4.1 billion for pulling out of the treacherous Chukchi Sea, where icebergs can be as large as New York's Manhattan island.
The unsuccessful campaign is Shell's second major setback in the Arctic after it interrupted exploration for three years in 2012 when an enormous drilling rig broke free and ran aground.
Environmental campaigners and shareholders have also pressured Shell to drop Arctic drilling. Some are worried an oil spill would harm protected species while others are concerned about the cost after oil prices more than halved in a year.
Shell said the decision to withdraw from the area reflected poor results from its Burger J exploratory well, the project's high costs and the unpredictable federal regulatory environment in the area off the U.S. state of Alaska.
A Shell source said the company had found U.S. regulation very prescriptive and in some cases contradictory, making it difficult to navigate the regulatory process.
President Barack Obama's administration dealt a blow to Shell in June, ruling that laws protecting walrus and polar bears prevented Shell from drilling two rigs simultaneously at close range.
"The entire episode has been a very costly error for the company both financially and reputationally," said analysts at Deutsche Bank, who estimate the Shell's Arctic exploration project could cost the company about $9 billion.
Environmentalists, who have criticised Shell's drilling plans in an area that is home to populations of whales, walrus and polar bears, claimed victory. In July, activists tried to stop an icebreaker key to Shell's drilling plans from leaving port by dangling from a bridge.
Annie Leonard, head of Greenpeace USA, said Shell's decision was "proof positive that drilling in the Arctic is too costly to be effective and a bad bet for other energy companies."
The decision is also the latest in a series of setbacks for projects in the Arctic to find oil and gas deposits estimated at 20 percent of the world's undiscovered resources.
Earlier this year, Norway's Statoil postponed its Arctic Johan Castberg project again and in 2012 Russia's Gazprom, together with Total and Statoil, scrapped the Shtokman gas project in the Arctic Barents Sea.
"Arctic exploration has been a clear casualty of the oil price slump," said Peter Kiernan, oil and gas analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Oil firms have dropped costly offshore projects worldwide as weak oil prices have eaten into budgets. These include BP's decision to review investment plans for the deepwater Mad Dog 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico and Husky Energy's delay to an extension of its West White Rose field off Canada.
"Alaska been a bone of contention for many investors thus today's update is a positive," said Bernstein analysts, who rate Shell's stock as outperform.
Senator Lisa Murkowski, an Alaskan Republican, said she was disappointed by the decision. The U.S. Interior Department "placed significant limits on this season's activities, which resulted in a drilling rig sitting idle," she said.
Shell's London-listed shares moved up in early trading but later fell more than 2.8 percent.
Shell said its Alaskan project was valued at about $3 billion on its balance sheet and that it had a $1.1 billion in future contractual commitments. It said it would give an update on the cost of writedowns with third-quarter results. (Additional reporting by Abhiram Nandakumar in Bengaluru and Timothy Gardner in Washington; editing by David Clarke and Cynthia Osterman)shellplc.website and its sister non-profit websites royaldutchshellplc.com, royaldutchshellgroup.com, shellenergy.website, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, shellnews.net and shell2004.com are owned by John Donovan. There is also a Wikipedia feature.


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by Autonome Antifa Freiburg
Communiqué from the 7th of May about the big nazi rallies in Germany from the 1st of May 2008 to the 1st of May 2009
On May Day 2009 around 1,000 Nazis marched through
While in Ulm autonomous Antifa were subjected to excessive police violence, they were yet again betrayed by the "German Confederation of Trade Unions" (DGB) but received solidarity only from Kurdish as well as communist demonstrators. The DGB has yet again placed itself in the tradition of May Day 1933. Even then the Nazi's attempted to transfigure the international workers day into the "day of national work". On
May Day 2008 became a signal for a new form of right-wing radicalism in
The largest Nazi demonstration in
The three main characteristics of the larger Nazi meetings is networking and organising, promoting self confidence in the internal ranks and demonstrating a potency to the outside world. The reason why the Nazis are meeting is unimportant, as long as they serve as an identification function for the whole Nazi spectrum. This is especially the case for historical revisionist themes, where mainly Nazi political strongholds are selected. It is not enough to just stop the larger Nazi meetings, the Nazis have shown that they are able to react flexibly to legal restrictions. Besides fighting against the Nazi ideology present within the society and reporting about Nazi activities it is completely necessary to smash the Nazi structures: every single Nazi has to be attacked by any means necessary.
Never again fascism!
Autonome Antifa


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The Cocktail Napkin Kite Plan
As seen in the March 1999 issue of Kitelife the internet magazine. As of 2005 I have updated the credits to include Charlie Sotich. Many of Charlie's great construction ideas are included in these plans.
Minature kites have been around for a long time. In Japan at the new year kites are flown as wishes and the string is cut so wishes may come true. In China these kites are also made to represent dreams and problems and are flown to help resolve them. These minature kites are made of relatively delicate light materials. They can be flown outdoors but only in the lightest of winds.
Materials Required
Preparation of monofilament lineThe fishing line requires a heat proceess to take the natural curl out of the line. wrap both 15lb and 25lb fishing line around the cutting board. the cutting board should be at least 6 inches wide. Heat in oven at 300 for 1 hour. The idea is that the heat will take out the natural twist in the fishing line. You want straight spars to work with. Please monitor the cooking process & turn the fan on. After one hour remove board and let cool. cut the line to length of at least 6 inches
If you don't feel comfortable heating/cooking the line you can always spend a little more on higher grade fishing line which contains much less curl in it.
Flight instructions
- Carlos Simoes
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Pete's Safe, Warm And Thirsty – November 12, 2010
Eye Editor
UMATILLA COUNTY, ORE. – Cellmates of inmate Pete Villarreal in Oregon's Umatilla County Jail likely don't know they're in the presence of a legend. The charges of Disorderly Conduct and Trespassing belie the stature of the meek fellow cooling his heels in the stir.
Arcata's well-known street wanderer, taken off the streets in a 2008 intervention by his family, is in protective detention. Pete's content, say relatives, if a little thirsty.
"He's doing fine," said his sister, Alma. "He still hasn't forgotten about beer."
Alma said Pete made a go of living at home with his family for a time, but eventually returned to his old ways of wandering the streets, consuming excessive amounts of his favorite beverage and placing himself in dire straits.
Alma said Hermiston Police grew tired of arresting and re-arresting him for the same things over and over. So for now, he's being kept where he can get three squares and a warm bed.
Perhaps it's the time of year, but recent callers and visitors to the Arcata Eye have wondered about the whereabouts and well-being of the beloved Ragman. And he hasn't forgotten about them, either. Clean and sober in jail, Pete has had time to reminisce about his many friends in Arcata, where his town-wide fan club remains strong.
"He misses people from there," Alma said. "He talks about visiting."
For now, though, Pete is in a better place – away from temptation. "He still wants his beer," Alma said. "That's what makes him happy."
Note: the following story was published in the Arcata Eye November 18, 2009. – Ed.
Pete's safe in jail
Kevin L. Hoover
Eye Editor
UMATILLA COUNTY, ORE. – Pete Villarreal, who left Arcata for Oregon following an intervention by his family, is back to his old ways.
Pete, known as "The Ragman," was a frequent sight on Arcata's streets until the January, 2008 move. Years of outdoor life with friends of convenience and a fondness for bubbly beverages led to close brushes with exposure, compelling relatives to take him in at the family home in Hermiston, Ore.
For a time, the family was able to keep him close at home, working to restore his health and mental clarity. But Pete is still Pete, and his restless soul could not be contained. Within months he was back on the streets, and the bottle, again.
On July 4, Pete was jailed for a number of serious-sounding violations – trespass, disorderly conduct, burglary – that really come down to his never-ending quest for beer. He'd been banned from an area liquor store, but couldn't stay away.
"He's a little confused and forgetful," said his sister, Alma. She said Pete had neglected to list individuals who he'd allow to visit him in jail, then wondered why no one had come to see him.
A court-ordered mental evaluation is being done. Meanwhile Alma and the family are just glad that, given his high-risk behavior, Pete's in protective custody.
At 52, Pete's disregard for his health and a disturbing tendency to wander in traffic make incarceration the most attractive option for now.
In jail, he's off the sauce, though that's not his only deprivation. "He misses candy," Alma said.
Alma said jail personnel have become fond of Pete, phoning the family with updates on his well-being. "He just makes everybody love him," Alma said.
"The good thing is, he's fine and we have him alive," Alma said. "If he was out, he might not be with us any more."
Note: the following story was published in the Arcata Eye Jan. 29, 2008. – Ed.
Ragman rescued, Oregon-bound after latest close call
Kevin L. Hoover
Eye Editor
ARCATA – The streets, back alleys, police cars and ambulance gurneys of Arcata are going to be missing a frequent occupant from now on, because Pete Villarreal has moved to Oregon. With his health noticeably deteriorating in recent months, Pete's family has taken him into their care in their home in the town of Hermiston.
The intervention was engineered by artist Alan Sanborn, a Northtown resident who has helped Pete manage his affairs over the years and provided him shelter at times. Alarmed at his decline, Sanborn worked with Arcata Police and Public Guardian Kelly Schwartz to reconnect Pete with his family.
After recent close brushes with tragedy – he'd been rumored dead, and last week was found after a particularly frigid night with a body temperature of 85 degrees – Sanborn knew it was time to act or lose the familiar figure on Arcata's street scene.
"He can't take care of himself," Sanborn said. "He's been looking pretty puffy and having a hard time doing things."
Since none of the motels would rent him a room, Sanborn provided Pete lodging in his garage a week ago Sunday. On taking him over to Hutchin's Market to buy him some dinner, Pete selected a 12-pack of beer, a bag of barbecue potato chips and a bottle of hot sauce.
But even with food and shelter, Pete was in a bad way. With cracked ribs, Pete couldn't sleep laying down. He never fully recovered from his recent hip injury, had shoulder problems, swollen feet and failing vision.
It wasn't always that way. Having known him since 1989, Sanborn remembers a time when Pete was more physically capable. "Pete is about the strongest person I ever met," he said. One time, years back, Sanborn was having trouble removing a stubborn rhododendron root from his yard. "Pete grabbed it with both hands, yanked it this way, yanked it that way and yanked it right out of the ground."
Unlike many who ply the streets, Pete had style, and enduringly so. Bundled in his familiar blankets, Pete unfailingly sported a fanciful peaked-pyramid headdress of sorts, even in the most troubling circumstances. Friends who offered him fresh garments noticed them fashionably tattered within minutes.
"Pete's an odd case; a free floater," Sanborn said.
That outward image as a blithe spirit masked a keen intelligence. Sanborn said that up until six months ago, Pete always knew precisely how much money he owed him. Last week, as he spoke on the phone to his family in Spanish from Sanborn's home, Pete seamlessly switched to English when he wanted his host in on the conversation.
"He's sharp," Sanborn observed.
A family, now and then
Last Tuesday, after considerable case management by concerned stakeholders, Pete's brother and sister came down from Oregon to pick him up and take him back into the family fold. "We want to keep him at home and help him get better," said his sister, Alma. "We don't want him out on the street."
Alma is providing Pete with three squares a day, alcohol absent.
She and her brother Juan shed some light on Pete's hitherto unknown early life.
Born in Auburn, California on Oct. 15, 1956, young Pete moved to Mexico when his parents split up. There, he was raised by his grandmother until moving back to La Habra as a teenager.
Even then, Pete's footloose spirit led to disappearances.
"He was always gone," remembered Alma. "Once in a while, we'd see him and my brother Juan would go pick him up."
Juan said young Pete gravitated toward agriculture, gaining skills that served him well later in Arcata. He helped with construction as a welder's assistant, and in potato plant distribution. Pete also mowed lawns at a golf course.
He had his idols too. One was martial arts star Bruce Lee, from whom Pete gained a fascination for Kung Fu. "He was the number one Bruce Lee fan," Juan said. "He would get in front of a mirror and do all this stuff and be just like Bruce Lee." Another contact sport, boxing, was a related interest.
Eventually, Pete moved to Hermiston, Ore. with his siblings. There, he met a girl and became smitten. When she moved to Arcata sometime in the mid-1980s, he followed suit. One version is that she said, "I love you" in a parking lot, and Pete's Arcata destiny was cast. Legend has it that heartbreak ensued, with subsequent years of alcoholism and self-inflicted hardship a form of penance.
"He didn't used to drink," Juan recalls. "Then after he moved down there, he started drinking heavily, and smoking pot."
Arcata adopts Pete
While some know Pete Villarreal by nicknames such as "the Ragman" and the disrespectful and inaccurate "Incomplete Pete," locals familiar with him use terms like "icon," "legend" and "fixture" to describe the tatterdemalion traveler.
Some refer to him by a term Pete himself frequently giggled at others: "Silly Monkey."
While they regret that they'll no longer see him traipsing around town, Pete fans are relieved that he's in the care of responsible relatives rather than the grotty-dubious personages with whom he frequently hung.
"It's sad to see a familiar face in Arcata leave this community, but I'm glad that he'll be cared for by his family" said Mayor Mark Wheetley. He, like others, had noticed Pete's deterioration in recent months.
"I saw him staggering a few weeks ago. He had dropped his jacket, so I stopped and said, 'Hey Pete, you dropped your jacket.' You could tell he wasn't all there."
Wheetley's regard for Pete was shared by other Arcata mayors. "He's been with us for 30 years," said Jim Test. "Everyone grew up with Pete. We'll miss him."
"He's a fixture in town for as long as I can remember," said Michael Machi. "It's sad to see him go, but I'm glad he has a place to stay."
"I noticed that his health was having some issues," said Harmony Groves. "I'm glad that his family has taken care of him."
Groves' veneration of the Ragman was limned with appreciation for his humanity. "He is a legend, but he's also a person and a nice guy," she said.
"I'm glad he's going to be taken care of," said Alex Stillman. "It's been worrisome for a long time."
Police Chief Randy Mendosa lauded Sanborn's and Schwartz's actions to improve Pete's situation.
"I'm relieved that he's not out freezing on the streets any more," Mendosa said. "He's an icon – a part of Arcata, even though he was Arcata's 'Million Dollar Murray.'" That refers tothe Reno street person written about in the New Yorker, whose condition – and the inability of authorities to provide a permanent solution – was a cumulative, costly drain on public safety and other services.
The chief said it was hard on his officers to continually extract the Ragman from increasingly dire circumstances. "It was very upsetting," Mendosa said.
Others were bitter at the loss of a quality-of-life factor.
"No way!" exclaimed Ann Russell on news of Pete's moving away. "He was going to marry me!" The jilted Russell then imitated Pete's familiar leer, oft deployed to the ladies: "I looovvvve you."
Pete's persistently flirtatious ways didn't endear him to all the ladies. Sanborn recalls a heated argument in his yard between Pete and a woman not charmed by sexual harassment. The advances rendered Pete persona non grata at Toby & Jack's.
Despite his behavioral excesses, bartender Donna Hammers had watched with anxiety Pete's recent decline.
A few weeks ago on Seventh Street, she said, "I came across him tipped over on his back, and all I could see was feet. I pulled over and said, 'Pete, are you alive?'" When the rigor mortised-looking Ragman didn't answer, she called police, who called an ambulance to take him away for yet another emergency room visit.
Like everyone else, Hammer is relieved that Pete is in loving hands. "It's a good thing," she said. "He's an Arcata icon."
"He's a gentle soul," chimed Jim "Sarge" Hart. He was never antagonistic or harsh; he seemed like a good guy."
"The last couple times I saw him, he was pretty bad," said Jay Herzog. "It's cold up in Oregon; I hope he has another layer of rags."
"It's going to be a missed visual in the community," said Dennis Rael.
"He's a piece of Arcata history, and I hope he does well in Oregon," said Joyce Jonté. She expressed gratitude to fellow artist Alan Sanborn for his role in the intervention.
Former waitress Megan Sandstrom remembers Pete being banished from a restaurant she worked in, and felt sorry for him. "I brought him a container of biscuits and honey," she recalled. "He's an Arcata icon."
Arcata Endeavor Director John Shelter also said he used to feed Pete after he found the Ragman digging in the dumpster of his Belly Busters sandwich shop in the 1980s. "I'm so happy that his family took him and he has a place off the streets," Shelter said. "He became a part of Arcata. No more 'Silly Monkey,'"
"I'm happy that he has a place to stay and someone to take care of him," echoed Endeavor Boardmember Roger Herick.
A giggling gaggle of teenage girls enjoying ice cream in the lobby of Jacoby's Storehouse all responded with nods when asked if they knew Pete. On news of his departure for Oregon, a half-dozen of them gasped in unison. "He's the Arcata legend," said Arcata High School freshman Thalia Zeigler. "It's gonna be weird not seeing him around."
"Ever since I was a little girl I saw him walking up and down Alliance Road," recalled Jenny Bowen.
"I'm happy that he has a nice, warm place," said Julie Vaissade-Elcock.
"He's an institution," said Gene Joyce. "A sweet and harmless guy." Joyce recalled a more muscular and powerful Pete in the 1980s, since dissipated to fragility by street life and its associated beverages.
Don Rosebrook describes a more dynamic Pete in that decade. "He worked at Sun Valley Floral Farms," Rosebrook recalled. "The workers used to cash their checks at our store [Murphy's Westwood Market]." From the comparative size of Pete's paycheck, Rosebrook discerned that "he was the hardest-working guy they had."
Gads, it's the end of an era," said Dr. Jay Davis. "He'll be missed."
"Arcata won't be the same," said bluesman Charles Horn. "I wish the Silly Monkey good luck."
Poet Crawdad Nelson, now a Sacramento resident, was pleased to hear of Pete's upturned fortunes. "I'm glad Pete's still above ground," Nelson said. "He is still the only panhandler I ever met that actually gave change, the silly monkey.
"I spent a night with him and some other guys listening to him tell a harrowing and surreal kind of story about crossing the Sierra Madre with a mule during a thunderstorm. I think he may have been struck by lightning or something. I can't remember, but it was quite a story. There's more to that guy than meets the eye.
"He's a kind of missionary from another world, much more sophisticated than our own."
Pete did seem to possess otherworldy powers at times. This reporter once gave a hitchhiking Pete an unauthorized ride in the Arcata Union van to the former satellite county courtroom in Valley West in the early 1990s, where he had to deal with one of his camping tickets.
Asked where he had spent the night, Pete replied, "Under an apple tree." On completing a few newspaper deliveries and returning directly to central Arcata, the reporter spotted Pete standing near the Co-op with newfound cohorts, smiling and holding a balloon.
Dwain Gorforth, now a Kelseyville resident, related memories of his brushes with His Ragness: "He used to sleep under the bushes at my house and eat the apples from the ground that fell off my tree until I told him to eat the ones on the tree. I gave him a job, once, but he left my tools lying on the sidewalk to go get stoned with his friends, so after that I just gave him my spare change. One time, someone gave him a brand new pair of overalls, and in less than a day he had them torn into dangling shreds, back to his standard dress. He looked very funny until the overalls finally got dirty enough to look old. Every time he knocked on my door, he would ask "How's the little one?" and "How's the puppy?" long after my son and dog were grown. I told him to stop asking the HSU coeds to marry him, because he was just bothering them. "Oh no," he said, "I'm going to get married." My dad and step mother were visiting once and the doorbell rang. My step mom answered the door, and came back white as a sheet. After describing who was there, I said, "Oh that's Pete," and she replied incredulously "YOU KNOW THAT MAN???"
"Raggedy Pete was an icon of Arcata, even though some wish he were not," Goforth said. "Those who knew him during his heyday could tell you he was nothing more than a gentle silly monkey."
Brother Pete
Beyond his image and antics, nonsense and nicknames, Pete Villarreal is a beloved brother to Alma and Juan. They intend to nurture and restore him to health, and guide him away from the self-destructive street ways he adopted in Arcata.
"We want to help him all together, as a family," pledged Juan. "The whole family loves him with all our heart," said Alma.
Juan credits Sanborn – whom he refers to in his heavily accented English as "Mr. Alan" – with saving Pete, further affirming Juan's faith in humanity.
"He called before Christmas and left messages that Pete was doing bad," Juan said haltingly, his voice choking with emotion. "There's no doubt that Pete would have died in the street… There are good people in the world, like Mr. Alan."
Juan said the Arcata community at large had made quite clear its love for his brother during his recent visit.
'The spectrum of humanity'
John Woolley placed Pete firmly in the pantheon of fondly remembered rugged individualists such as "Orick Johnny" Antonioli and Elmer Carlson, the "Mayor of Manila."
"In terms of having a holistic view of Arcata, these people create the whole spectrum of the human community," Woolley said. "We need them."


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It shouldn't come as a surprise that one of the most interesting, most surprising games coming to Sony's new portable is the one from the man behind Indie darling Everyday Shooter.
In Everyday Shooter you're presented an "album" of shoot-em-ups, each with its own gameplay-influencing music and aesthetic. You play through the album like some people might listen to The Beatles' The White Album. It is a singular experience drawn from a collection of gameplay.
While I didn't have the time to play through the entirety of developer Jonathan Mak's next game, Sound Shapes, I was able to tinker with it enough to come away with a sense that it, like Everyday Shooter, is something special.
In Sound Shapes you control a gelatinous circle ringed by tiny appendages topped with tinier suckers, navigating a world of shapes and sound. The controls are fairly straight forward: you can jump and move and run, but when you run you no longer stick to shapes with those little suckers. The object of the game is to collect floating blobs that represent musical notes, while avoiding the dangers of the particular level (red laser beams, spikey blobs, a dangerous floor). As you collect these floating notes it adds to the soundtrack of the level. Collect them all and experience the song in all of its glory. Miss a note or two and so will your version of the soundtrack.
You might not typically care too much about hearing every note in a game's sound track, but as with Everyday Shooter, the music of Sound Shapes is vital to the experience. This time around the game features about 30 songs, each a different level represented as songs cut into a vinyl record. The music is all original created by Shaw-Han Liem. (You may know the indie electronic artist better as I am Robot and Proud.)
The experience of playing the game is immensely gratifying. But there's more than just this single player in Sound Shapes, equally important is the ability for players to create on the fly music and levels in a robust level editor.
The editor makes heavy use of the NGP's touchscreen and touch-sensitive underbelly, allowing you to quickly slap shapes down on a map, move them, size them. You also have a collection of instruments you can select to place the notes you'll want to add as both the soundtrack and objective of the game's level. Once created, you can also upload those levels for others to download re-mix as their own.
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Despite being less famous than their elliptical and spiral galactic cousins, irregular dwarf galaxies, such as the one captured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, are actually one of the most common types of galaxy in the Universe. Known as UGC 4459, this dwarf galaxy is located approximately 11 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear), a constellation currently overhead at midnight as seen from the UK. Ursa Major is also home to the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), the Owl Nebula (M97), Messier 81, Messier 82 and several other galaxies all part of the M81 group.
UGC 4459's diffused and disorganised appearance is characteristic of an irregular dwarf galaxy. Lacking a distinctive structure or shape, irregular dwarf galaxies are often chaotic in appearance, with neither a nuclear bulge — a huge, tightly packed central group of stars — nor any trace of spiral arms — regions of stars extending from the centre of the galaxy. Astronomers suspect that some irregular dwarf galaxies were once spiral or elliptical galaxies, but were later deformed by the gravitational pull of nearby objects.
Rich with young blue stars and older red stars, UGC 4459 has a stellar population of several billion. Though seemingly impressive, this is small when compared to the 200 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way!
Observations with Hubble have shown that because of their low masses, star formation is very low compared to larger galaxies. Only very little of their original gas has been turned into stars. Thus, these small galaxies are interesting to study to better understand primordial environments and the star formation process.


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POULIN DE LA FONTAINE, MAURICE, seigneurial attorney, judge, and king's attorney at Trois-Rivières; b. c. 1620 at Villebadin (Department of Orne, Normandy), son of Pierre Poulin and Jeanne Ploumelle; d. between 9 Oct. 1670 and 4 Aug. 1676.
On 13 Dec. 1649 Maurice Poulin was at Trois-Rivières, where he acted as godfather to a young indigenous girl. There he married, on 9 Sept. 1654, Jeanne Jallot (or Jalleau), the widow of Marin Terrier, Sieur de Francheville et de Repentigny, who had been captured and burned by the Iroquois in 1652, in the battle on the outskirts of Trois-Rivières.
On 12 Sept. 1657 Poulin succeeded Jean Sauvaget as seigneurial attorney at Trois-Rivières. He sat as a judge the following year and on 17 Nov. 1663 became a king's attorney, by decision of the Conseil Souverain. On 6 Sept. 1664 the council granted him a yearly payment of 150 livres "on account of his office as deputy to the king's attorney at Trois-Rivières." On 28 Jan. 1665 the same body ordered "the payment to Sieur Maurice Poulain [sic], king's attorney at Trois-Rivières, of the sum of 225 livres for eighteen months' stipend which will fall due next March."
In 1663 Poulin requested authorization for clearing operations to be carried out on a tract of land bordering on the St. Maurice River. This privilege was granted to him by Intendant Talon on 10 Jan. 1668. The ground was made ready, buildings were put up, and Poulin distributed land to several settlers. The seigneury, which was to be handed over officially to his widow on 4 Aug. 1676 by Intendant Duchesneau, had a frontage of one league along the river of Trois-Rivières and a depth of two leagues, with fishing rights on the river. The seigneury was designated as a fief with rights of justice.
On 9 Oct. 1670 Maurice Poulin acted as godfather to Maurice Cardin. According to Benjamin Sulte this is the last trace of him that can be found in the archives. Hence it was between this date and 4 Aug. 1676, when Jeanne Jallot was said to be a widow, that he died.
Maurice Poulin left Michel Poulin, born 4 May 1655, who took the name of Sieur de Saint-Maurice; Jean-Baptiste*, Sieur de Courval, born 15 Jan. 1657; Marguerite, who married François Lemaître Lamorille; and Catherine, who became the wife of Joseph Godefroy* de Vieuxpont.
It was François Poulin* de Francheville, a grandson of Maurice Poulin, who was to set up a company in the following century for the establishment of a foundry in his Saint-Maurice seigneury.
This name, which was given to the Poulin fief in accordance with the Christian name of the head of the Poulin line, subsequently designated the river along whose shore the seigneury ran. Until then, it had been called the river of Trois-Rivières, or the Métabéroutine, or else the Fouez (Jacques Cartier's designation). In their turn Les Forges took the name of Saint-Maurice, which was then extended to the county, and finally to the surrounding region.
Archives de la paroisse de l'Immaculée-Conception, Trois-Rivières. Jug. et délib., I, 275, 314. P.-G. Roy, Inv. concessions, II, 115. Benjamin Sulte, Les forges Saint-Maurice (Montréal, 1920). Albert Tessier, Les forges du Saint-Maurice, 1729–1883 (Trois-Rivières, 1952).
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Bibliothèque et Arch. Nationales du Québec, Centre d'arch. de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, CE401-S48, 9 sept. 1654.
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Queen Wants Royal Baby to Hurry Up Before Vacation
As the world's press and royal watchers anxiously await the birth of Kate Middleton's baby, Queen Elizabeth II revealed on Wednesday that she's also a bit impatient about the much-anticipated royal arrival.
Britain's ruling monarch was asked by a schoolgirl at a public event whether she was hoping for a boy or a girl. "I don't think I mind," she replied. But she then added, "I would very much like it to arrive. I'm going on holiday."
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It is traditional for the Queen to vacation at her Balmoral estate in Scotland every summer at around this time of year.
Prince William and Kate have not revealed the gender of their first child, who will be third in line to the throne.
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The baby's due date is mid-July and William's stepmother, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, dropped a hint Monday about when the royal baby could arrive. "We are all just waiting by the telephone," she said. "We are hopeful that by the end of the week he or she will be here."


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As per modified DCR 58, the open land under textile Mill and balance FSI to be distributed; approximately 1/3rd part, each of which to be handed over to Municipal Corporation. MHADA and Mill owner. Under amended D.C. regulation 58(1) (b) MHADA gets 50% land share to be utilized for public Housing and 50% of it for mill worker's housing. UDD vide order dated 7th Nov.2006 has directed as under.
- Additional FSI to the extent of 200% over and above permissible FSI shall be allowed on land earmarked for MHADA and Mill workers housing.
- The development of land earmarked for Mill workers shall be exclusively used for Mill Workers Housing.
- The development of land earmarked for MHADA for public housing, at least 100% FSI shall be exclusively used for Mill worker housing and balance FSI for Transit Camp only.
There is an allocation of 15.78 Hec.of land in 36 Mills towards MHADA / Mill workers share under amended DCR 58.
MHADA has taken physical possession in 27 mills at 22 places admeasuring 9.69 hector till so far. Approximately 24500 Tenements can be built on 15.78 Ha of land out of which 16500 T/s will be for Mill workers and 8000 will be Transit T/s (Approximate distribution between mill worker & transit is 2/3:1/3). The carpet area of the each tenement for Mill worker & Transit is maximum 225 sq.ft. as per DCR provision.
The Construction work of 10,165 tenements on 11 various location is Completed.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel brings her tough-talking advocacy for austerity to ground zero of the European debt crisis Tuesday, and police in Athens are so nervous they are employing as many security measures as they would for a visit by a U.S. president.
Police have flooded the streets with 7,000 additional officers and hundreds more undercover agents, stationed snipers on rooftops, closed a half dozen subway stations and sent helicopters to hover over the city to help protect the German chancellor from expected massive demonstrations. Police have also banned protests outside Merkel's hotel and along the route she will travel, effectively creating a 300-foot-wide bubble separating her from the Greek public as she negotiates the future of Greece's finances.
The country where democracy was born has had to go hat in hand to wealthier European neighbors to deal with crippling debt, and nobody has coughed up more than Germany - to the chagrin of many German politicians and voters who see the Greek economy as bloated and riddled with corruption.
But in Greece, three years of austerity and six years of recession have pushed unemployment of young workers to above 50 percent, forced middle-class families to soup kitchens, and even brought into parliament Golden Dawn, an anti-immigrant and anti-Euro party that many call fascist and neo-Nazi.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who usually weighs his words carefully, recently warned that Greece's social fabric was on the verge of cracking. He cited Golden Dawn's ascendance as evidence that Greece could suffer the same fate as Germany's Weimar Republic, whose own economic collapse led to the rise of the Nazi party in the 1930s.
Samaras hopes to convince Merkel and Greece's other creditors that they need to lower demands to cut government spending. The "troika" of the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank are withholding a massive loan until the Greek government makes the cuts. Without the funds, Greece admits it will run out of money next month.
But Merkel is expected to reiterate demands the Greek government cut further, and that's why the police are so worried. The country's labor unions have called for protests, as has the main opposition party, Syriza.
"We want to send a message to not only our government but also to Europe that there's a lot of people here, the majority of society, who can't stand these measures of austerity, and this is a common fight that we have with other European people in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and France, against austerity," Syriza press officer Christos Staikos tells ABC News. "This policy destroyed all the Eurozone."
Samaras and most analysts argue that during a time when governments and people are too weak to spend much money, Merkel needs to help facilitate growth in Greece.
"The economic program that is being proposed is too extreme," Nicholas Economides, a professor of economics at New York University Stern School of Business, argued to ABC News. "The troika is asking for cuts that are way too big given the circumstances, and they would only increase Greece's recession."
The divide between Merkel, the creditors and much of the Greek public mirrors that between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney when it comes to the Eurozone crisis. Obama has sent Timothy Geithner to Europe at least a half dozen times to advocate for greater investment and growth. Top Romney adviser Glenn Hubbard, on the other hand, recently argued that Obama's attempts to encourage growth over austerity "reveal ignorance of the causes of the crisis."


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First there was the Jambox. Then, there was the Big Jambox. And on Wednesday, Jawbone unveiled its third portable Bluetooth speaker: the Mini Jambox.
The $180 speaker is about half the size of the classic Jambox—though it sports the same price tag. The Mini Jambox weighs half a pound, a third of the original speaker. It measures 6.06 inches wide, 0.96 inches deep, and 2.28 inches tall. (That's considerably thinner than the original Jambox, but taller.)
Tim Pryde, senior director of audio project management for Jawbone, explained to TechHive that while the original Jambox was portable, the Mini Jambox is truly pocket-sized: "You can carry it around with you like you carry your phone," he said.
That portability makes the Mini Jambox perfect for when "you've got this great video you want to share, but no can hear it on your phone," Pryde said. "It's great for impromptu conference calls or FaceTime calls, too." The Mini Jambox, likes its two predecessors, also functions as a Bluetooth speakerphone.
Like a unibody Mac, the Mini Jambox's metal chassis is one single piece of aluminum; that aluminum, Pryde explains, does double duty as "the skin and the skeleton" to maximize the Mini Jambox's volume output. Inside the speaker sit two drivers, a passive radiator, and the microphone.
The Jawbone App
In addition to the new Jambox, Jawbone also took the wraps off The Jawbone App, newly available for iPhone and Android. (The Android version doesn't yet have all the features of the iPhone version, but should by the end of the month.) The app includes the option to merge playlists from services like Spotify, iTunes, Rdio, and others, so that you can access all of your music in one place.
The app also gains some of the functionality of the Jawbone Web service formally known as MyTalk, and now called simply My Devices. That Web service—and the updated Jawbone app—allow users to customize features like the virtual 3D sound plug-in LiveAudio, the speaker's voice, and more.
How it sounds
We'll have a full review of the Mini Jambox soon—our unit arrived on Tuesday—but Pryde says Jawbone's goal is for the small speaker to sound "great in any audio situation." He says that the Mini Jambox gets just as loud as the original version, and that because of the audio processing at work, it sounds even louder.
The Mini Jambox is available for pre-order today in nine different colors: red, black, green, grey, light blue, orange, dark blue, yellow, and purple. The speaker begins shipping in mid-September. It offers ten hours of continuous playback on battery power, Jawbone says.


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Video of a very tired me crossing the line after more than 40 miles on a solo break (Video taken by Russell Fulmer's wife – thank you!)
What a great way to start off the racing season – with our team taking 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th. I won on a long solo break after my initial break companion, Joe from Florence, came off the pace on the hill before the transition back to smooth pavement. We already had a somewhat sizable gap so I couldn't just sit up and wait – instead I really didn't have any choice but to put my head down and ride as hard as I could for the next 2 hours. My teammate Justin Bynum put in a late move and got away with and then outsprinted a Velocity rider for 2nd. My teammates Pat and Chris Allison took the top two spots in the field sprint for 4th and 5th. What a great start to the season!
Here are my iBike stats from the race –
---------Selection Stats--------- Dist: 48.51 mi (2:05:38) Energy: 2338.3 kJ Cals Burn: 2235.5 kcal Climbing: 1708 ft Braking: -2.9 kJ (-0.1%) Min Avg Max Power 0 310.2 681 W Aero 0 253.9 774 W Rolling 0 42.4 61 W Gravity -645 3.0 479 W Speed 0.0 23.2 33.6 mi/h Wind 0.0 23.1 37.9 mi/h Elev 671 770 856 ft Slope -11.2 0.04 8.8 % Caden 0 75.5 107 rpm HR 99 165.4 185 bpm NP:332W IF:1.11 TSS:257 VI:1.07 CdA: 0.342 m^2; Crr: 0.0055 168 lbs (includes bike, clothes, equipment); 2/19/2012 2:32 PM 45 degF; 1015 mbar
Here is my Powertap data (yes I had both my iBike and my powertap for this race) including the new personal power records for the entire range from 20 minutes to 2 hours!
New power record from 20 minutes to just over 2 hours (click to enlarge)
Interesting "Y" shape on my pedal force / pedal velocity graph. I'm used to the spike in the middle, but not the strong underlying portion – I guess the darker CP curve section is b/c of the steadiness of the flats/downhills and the vertical portion is attacking the hills
Power map – annotated with the really intriguing wind directions caused by the channeling effect of the ridges
I arrived really early so I could do some of my favorite climbs in the area, including the 231 climb which is just awesome after/during rain b/c there are waterfalls pouring off of every cliff … the panorama below doesn't even include the ones you can see as you are climbing – I hiked off the road to a kudzu cliff (that's the way kudzu looks in the winter) to get the picture of this large waterfall.
Panorama including waterfalls with Chandler Mountain just barely visible in the far upper right of the picture
Looking towards Chandler Mountain
Finally, here is a topocreator map of the entire race plus my warm-up climbs up 231/Blount Mountain and the always steep Chandler Mountain climb.
Topocreator map – such intriguing topography … the standalone nature of Chandler Mountain plus the "hidden climb" from northwest to southeast from atop the Blount Mountain ridge line


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McMoRan Exploration Co. Updates Gulf of Mexico Exploration and Development Activities
McMoRan Exploration Co. Updates Gulf of Mexico Exploration and Development Activities
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYS: MMR) updated its ultra-deep exploration and development activities in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Shelf and onshore in the Gulf Coast area, including ongoing operations at Davy Jones No. 1, completion plans at Blackbeard West No. 2 and operations at Lineham Creek and Lomond North.
McMoRan announced today that operations to achieve commercial production at Davy Jones No. 1 on South Marsh Island Block 230 are ongoing. Recent operations designed to unblock the perforations using a propellant stimulation gun had limited success and McMoRan is initiating operations to re-perforate the well with electric wireline through-tubing guns. McMoRan will provide updates as flow testing operations progress. Davy Jones involves a large ultra-deep structure encompassing four OCS lease blocks (20,000 acres). McMoRan is the operator and holds a 63.4 percent working interest and a 50.2 percent net revenue interest in Davy Jones. Other working interest owners in Davy Jones include: Energy XXI (NAS: EXXI) (15.8%), JX Nippon Oil Exploration (Gulf) Limited (12%) and Moncrief Offshore LLC (8.8%).
The Blackbeard West No. 2 ultra-deep exploration well on Ship Shoal Block 188 was drilled to a total depth of 25,584 feet and McMoRan plans to set a production liner, which would enable completion. Through logs and core data, McMoRan has identified three potential hydrocarbon bearing Miocene sand sections between approximately 20,800 and 24,000 feet. Initial completion efforts are expected to focus on the development of approximately 50 net feet of laminated sands in the Middle Miocene located at approximately 24,000 feet. Additional development opportunities in the well bore include approximately 80 net feet of potential low-resistivity pay at approximately 22,400 feet and an approximate 75 foot gross section at approximately 20,900 feet. Pressure and temperature data indicate that a completion at these depths could utilize conventional equipment and technologies. McMoRan holds a 69.4 percent working interest and a 53.1 percent net revenue interest in Ship Shoal Block 188. Other working interest owners include EXXI (22.9%) and Moncrief Offshore LLC (7.7%).
The Lineham Creek exploratory well, which is located onshore in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, has been drilled to 25,250 feet. The operator has set a drilling liner and is preparing to drill ahead to a proposed total depth of 29,000 feet to evaluate Eocene and Paleocene objectives. As previously reported, the well encountered what appears to be hydrocarbon bearing porous sands above 24,000 feet, as identified by wireline logs. McMoRan is participating for a 36.0 percent working interest. Other working interest owners include EXXI (9.0%) and W. A. "Tex" Moncrief Jr. (5.0%).
The Lomond North ultra-deep prospect, which is located in the Highlander area in St. Martin Parish, LA, is currently drilling below 12,900 feet. This exploratory well has a proposed total depth of 30,000 feet and is targeting Eocene, Paleocene and Cretaceous objectives below the salt weld. McMoRan controls rights to approximately 80,000 gross acres in Iberia, St. Martin, Assumption and Iberville Parishes, Louisiana. Lomond North is approximately 65 miles north of Davy Jones. McMoRan is operator and currently holds a 72.0 percent working interest. Other working interest owners include EXXI (18.0%) and W. A. "Tex" Moncrief Jr. (10.0%).
McMoRan Exploration Co. is an independent public company engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and oil in the shallow waters of the GOM Shelf and onshore in the Gulf Coast area. Additional information about McMoRan is available on its internet website "www.mcmoran.com".
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. We caution readers that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or exploration and development success, and our actual exploration experience and future financial results may differ materially from those anticipated, projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding potential oil and gas discoveries, oil and gas exploration, development and production activities and costs, amounts and timing of capital expenditures, reclamation, indemnification and environmental obligations and costs, the potential for or expectation of successful flow tests, potential quarterly and annual production and flow rates, reserve estimates, projected operating cash flows and liquidity, the potential Main Pass Energy HubTMproject and other statements that are not historical facts. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what impact they may have on our results of operations or financial condition. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those associated with general economic and business conditions, failure to realize expected value creation from acquired properties, variations in the market demand for, and prices of, oil and natural gas, drilling results, unanticipated fluctuations in flow rates of producing wells due to mechanical or operational issues (including those experienced at wells operated by third parties where we are a participant), changes in oil and natural gas reserve expectations, the potential adoption of new governmental regulations, unanticipated hazards for which we have limited or no insurance coverage, failure of third party partners to fulfill their capital and other commitments, the ability to satisfy future cash obligations and environmental costs, adverse conditions, such as high temperatures and pressure that could lead to mechanical failures or increased costs, the ability to retain current or future lease acreage rights, access to capital to fund drilling activities, the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and significant project financing for the potential Main Pass Energy HubTMproject, as well as other general exploration and development risks and hazards and other factors described in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC, as updated by McMoRan's subsequent filings.
Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions upon which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after our forward-looking statements are made, including for example the market prices of oil and natural gas, which we cannot control, and production volumes and costs, some aspects of which we may or may not be able to control. Further, we may make changes to our business plans that could or will affect our results. We caution investors that we do not intend to update our forward-looking statements more frequently than quarterly, notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions, changes in our business plans, our actual experience, or other changes, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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M-J's New Mexican Chile Almonds
M-J's Roasted New Mexican Chile Almonds, © 2007
Soak one pound (16 ounces) of raw almonds in brine (I use health-promoting Himalayan salt) and red chile powder (New Mexican is the best), for at least an hour, preferably overnight. A teaspoon of sugar or honey added to the brine will ensure that the mixture adheres to the nuts. I like to use agave nectar when it is available. Drain the almonds and spread them out on a baking sheet. Reserve the chile/salt liquid. Roast in medium-hot oven for half an hour. Test for crunchiness only when completely cooled. If they are not tasty or crunchy enough for your taste, repeat the process by just dredging the almonds in the reserved liquid, then bake again for ten to twenty minutes, being careful not to burn the nuts. Almonds ought not to be eaten raw, as they contain a small amount of cyanide until they are roasted. These roasted nuts are an excellent party offering. Roasting the nuts this way is superior to coating them with oil, because your guests, even if they're not opposed to the stuff, won't welcome it all over their clothes.


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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Attn: Alden for Epaulet Whiskey Shell Cordovan Longwing
No need for many words here at all. There are 18 up for grabs, the price is $650, and the style, well, that's priceless.
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G*d damn I'm going to go to the poorhouse with all this temptation! I dearly wanted to get a pair of the PTB Epaulet recently offered, but instead walked into Context here in Mad Town and plunked down for the Alden/Context Roy boot instead.... and I'm going to be in DC in April for work; Attn Alden and Sky Valet - Cigar PTB. Whatcha got in a 10E?ReplyDelete
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I just ordered (going to wear them to my wedding next month). Good thing I moved quick on them since you blasted them to the world wide web.ReplyDelete
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- Common Name:
- Black Widow Spiders
- Scientific Name:
- Latrodectus
- Type:
- Invertebrates
- Diet:
- Carnivore
- Average Life Span In The Wild:
- 1 to 3 years
- Size:
- 1.5 inches long; diameter of 0.25 inches
- Weight:
- 0.035 ounces
Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. Several species answer to the name, and they are found in temperate regions around the world.
This spider's bite is much feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's. In humans, bites produce muscle aches, nausea, and a paralysis of the diaphragm that can make breathing difficult; however, contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten suffer no serious damage—let alone death. But bites can be fatal—usually to small children, the elderly, or the infirm. Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them.
Mating Ritual
The animals most at risk from the black widow's bite are insects—and male black widow spiders. Females sometimes kill and eat their counterparts after mating in a macabre behavior that gave the insect its name. Black widows are solitary year-round except during this violent mating ritual.
Webs and Feeding
These spiders spin large webs in which females suspend a cocoon with hundreds of eggs. Spiderlings disperse soon after they leave their eggs, but the web remains. Black widow spiders also use their webs to ensnare their prey, which consists of flies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars. Black widows are comb-footed spiders, which means they have bristles on their hind legs that they use to cover their prey with silk once it has been trapped.
To feed, black widows puncture their insect prey with their fangs and administer digestive enzymes to the corpses. By using these enzymes, and their gnashing fangs, the spiders liquefy their prey's bodies and suck up the resulting fluid.


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By B.RAMAN
See also: www.southasiaanalysis.org
On October 23,2011, an Indian military helicopter with four military personnel on board strayed into Pakistani air space in the Skardu region of Gilgit-Baltistan due to bad weather.
2. According to official accounts of the Pakistani Army, the occupants of the helicopter consisted of one Lt.Col, two Majors and a junior commissioned officer. On detecting the crossing of the helicopter into Pakistani air space, planes of the Pakistani Air Force took off and made it land in the Skardu area.
3. After questioning the occupants of the copter regarding the circumstances under which it crossed over into Pakistani air space, they were allowed to take off and return to the Kargil area of India the same day within a few hours.
4. According to official accounts emanating from New Delhi, the Armies of the two countries sorted out the incident in a professional and cordial manner by using the hotline that exists between the Directors-General of Military Operations of the two countries.
5.Even though the incident was unintentional, the Pakistan Army could have played it up as having a sinister motive and detained the copter and its occupants ostensibly for long interrogation.
6. At a time when the Pakistani Army is under tremendous pressure from the US to mount operations against the sanctuaries of the Haqqani network, Gen.Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, its Chief of the Army Staff ( COAS ), could have exploited the incident to mount a PSYWAR against India in order to project as if Pakistan continued to face a military threat from India.
7. The Pakistan Army resisted that temptation, treated the incident in the low-key in which it deserved to be treated, consciously avoided dramatizing it and let the chopper and its occupants fly back to India within a few hours.
8. This speaks highly of Gen.Kayani as a military professional. His positive and cool reflexes as reflected during the incident need to be noted, acknowledged and hailed by India. The way the Pakistani military and political leadership resisted the temptation to exploit the incident for ulterior purposes needs to be highlighted and praised.
9. We do not hesitate to criticise what we see as the negative traits and reflexes of the Pakistan Army in matters relating to India. In equal measure, we should not hesitate to highlight and hail the positive traits and reflexes of the Pakistani military leadership. The manner in which the Pakistani military leadership handled the incident is worthy of high praise.
10. One is reminded that during the crisis in Indo-Pakistan relations after the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament in December,2001, Gen.Kayani was the Director-General of Military Operations in Rawalpindi.It was reported that the US was highly impressed by the cool manner in which he handled the crisis. He has shown a similar cool temperament on October 23.
11. Should the good vibrations generated by the Pakistani gesture remain an isolated act without follow-up? I don't think so. This should be used as a starting point for setting up a more substantial military-military relationship between the armies of the two countries as a distrust-reducing measure. This is the time for us to consider inviting Gen.Kayani to visit India.
12. One should note too the commendable restraint shown by the media of the two countries in reporting on the incident. This augurs well for the future.( 24-10-11)
The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Associate of the Chennai Centre for China Studies.
Monday, October 24, 2011
India-Pakistan: Chopper release speaks well of Gen. Kayani
Posted by Mike Hitchen at 19:04
Labels: Bilateral Relations, Defense, Gilgit Baltistan, Haqqani, India, Pakistan


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After our Monte Grappa climb ride, previously detailed, we rode into Bassano del Grappa to have grappa on the famous wooden bridge.
Grappa is a uniquely Italian drink. Traditionally made from pomace, the discarded grape seeds, stalks, and stems, that are a by-product of the winemaking process. It was originally made to prevent waste by using leftovers at the end of the wine season. Grappa is primarily served as a "digestivo" or after-dinner drink but may also be added to espresso coffee to create a "caffe corretto".
It was here, on the bridge, that a gentlemen came up to a few of us and started asking us questions about where we had been on our ride. Speaking perfect Italian he said he has been in the U.S. Army during World War II. In Italian I explained that I was American as well. His long story then began to unfold: From Detroit, enlisted in the U.S. Army, fought in Italy, fell in love with an Italian, and remained in Italy after the war ended. Lives in Bassano del Grappa.
In the photograph he is showing me a news clipping from World War II reporting of his service in Italy.


text: Hello all, here is a short report on what is going on in ISPConfig development. ISPConfig 2 The Code of the 42goISP billing system is now available in the ISPConfig SVN repository under BSD license. ISPConfig 3 We are making good progress in ISPConfig 3 development. The new base framework for the interface is nearly finished. Falko has written the new DNS Manager module based on myDNS with mySQL Backend. The Email Module that i am working on is finished about 70% and has already more functions then ISPConfig2. The current implementation is based on Exim4 + mySQL + Courier POP / IMAP with virtual mailusers and virtual quota for maildirs. The next step will be the integration of spamassassin with mySQL settings and clamav. The Mail module supports multiple mailservers in one controlpanel. We already have some first french and swedish translations, thanks to idem and NBonline. Have a nice weekend, Till