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Small Wind Certification Important For Wind Industry
April 14, 2013
Audio with Brent Summerville, Small Wind Certification Council technical director (MP3 3.6 MB). Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:03:58.
Rural America pioneered the use of wind energy on the farm with windmills in the 1800s and wind turbines in the 1920s and 1930s. Recently on American farms and ranches there has been a revival of small-scale distributed wind energy.
Small Wind Certification Council Technical Director Brent Summerville says farmers are comfortable investing in equipment that will pay for itself and offset some electricity usage, especially at a time when energy prices are volatile.
"Wind energy would be right for a farmer or rancher if they have a suitable wind resource and the space to install a wind turbine. The project will be successful if they choose a dealer installer that can provide reliable support and if they choose a quality wind turbine. The dealer will help them assess their wind resource, match their energy needs with the wind turbine system, estimate the energy output, and help them with the economics of the project, including financing."
Summerville says Greensburg, Kansas is an inspiring example. The town was devastated by a tornado in 2007 but has rebuilt as a green city with the help of wind energy. He says there are many other successful stories of farmers who have installed wind turbines to save money on energy and help ensure the sustainability of their farms.
Summerville says good news travels fast with wind projects and their successes, but he says bad news travels even faster. As an example, Summerville says California's rebate program was shut down for eight months in 2011 due to an exaggerated power rating of a small wind turbine. That is why the Small Wind Certification Council certifies wind turbines have been designed and tested according to national standards. Summerville says small wind turbines are certified to the American Wind Energy Association's small wind performance and safety standard.
"Certification produces consumer labels and summary reports with easy to understand ratings for power, energy, and sound. Third party certification also verifies that the turbine has been tested for durability, safety, and function. SWCC certification helps prevent unethical marketing and false claims, ensuring consumer protection and industry credibility."
The SWCC works directly with wind turbine manufacturers through the entire process. Summerville says the turbine is installed at one of the Council's test sites for field testing—which can take nine to 12 months—and puts the turbine through a full range of wind speeds and conditions.
"The testing is performed according to the standard and reports are submitted for our review. The manufacturer also submits a report on the design calculations for the wind turbine, and we verify that this design work and engineering has been performed according to the standard. So in a nutshell, the standards are written by a group of wind energy experts to prescribe how to evaluate small wind technology, and we provide third-party verification that the turbine was designed and tested to these standards."
Small wind is a global business and Summerville says other countries have their own certification standards based on international standards. So if a turbine is certified in Japan, he says the SWCC will grant it conditional certification for one-year while the manufacturer submits the necessary reports to obtain certification to American standards.
"This process also goes in the other direction, so U.S. manufacturers can use SWCC certification for gaining access to global markets. The goal is for the turbine manufacturer to test once and certify everywhere."
So far, Summerville says the SWCC has certified nine small wind turbines—four fully certified, four conditionally certified, and one has obtained power of performance certification. Currently he says 10 turbines are moving through the process and others continue to sign up.
To find a certified wind turbine and view the reports, visit SmallWindCertification.org.
—Julie Jones


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Orphan Train of Memories BOM - class 10 of 10
Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Teacher: Jackie Roberts
This BOM is inspired from the Orphan Train movement, which began in 1854 and ended in 1929. An estimated 200,000+ orphaned, abandoned and homeless children were placed out from New York City by train and sent to rural communities in 48 states and Canada in search of new parents and new homes. The BOM tells the story of a woman named Helen who travels as an agent on the trains. She helps the children get adopted, and follows up yearly with the children and their new families. The BOM quilt is designed to represent how the many children all had a common bond and a story to tell. Taking the many pieces and creating a whole quilt is a way to tell that story. Each fabric piece is representative of a child, and when pieced together, they create a bond, making them a part of something much larger—a family. We will have a movie night with popcorn for all quilters who sign up for this class. See Wednesday, Sept. 28th. Barb has read the book…very moving- certainly touches your heart! We are using the exact fabrics from RJR that the patterns were created for. Kits available.

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Timmy drinks out of the beer keg and remains prepared to smack anything by the window.
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Bethenny Frankel & hubby Jason Hoppy have been battling rumors of a crumbling marriage for nearly a year, and according to Us Weekly, things have not improved for the couple.
They have been only married two years, but the magazine's sources suggest that the end may be near for the Bethenny Ever After stars, who have a daughter together.
Sadly, this has been a long time coming. There were reports that they spent the entire summer apart. While she and Bryn hit the Hamptons, Jason mostly stayed in NYC. When he did make the trek, it was only to spend quality time with his daughter.
There were also claims that she met with a divorce lawyer, which she eventually shot down on her self-titled talk show. Though she did admit, "I'm in a good marriage. We have issues. We are not perfect. We work on it every day. We're committed." Even so, the rumors persisted and now her friends are revealing just how bad things really are.
"Things have gotten even more strained in recent months," a friend told Us Weekly. "They're fighting a lot." Apparently, their spats have become so nasty, they are spending more time apart. One major problem? "She's very focused, but he's just not driven," said the pal. So what does this mean for their young marriage? It could mean the beginning of the end if they can't work through this very long rough patch. "Bethenny's unhappy," adds the source. "But she really wants to make it work."
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Quick Notes March 13, 2013 BOD MeetingMarch 15, 2013
Kansas City Barbeque Society
Board of Director's Meeting
March 13, 2013
Quick Notes*
Following are the Quick Notes from the March 13, 2013 meeting. They will become the official minutes of that meeting after approval by the Board of Directors at its next scheduled monthly meeting.
Mike Budia, Kim Collier, Don Harwell, Steve Farrin, Carolyn Wells, Mike Peters, Dave Compton, Wayne Lohman, Tana Shupe, Candy Weaver, Jeff Stith, Mark Simmons (partial)
Mike McCloud with MMA
Members Call in
Karrin Murphy
Collier: Vote to accept minutes of last meeting
Motion by Kim
Wayne Second. Motion Passes
Finance Committee: Mark Simmons, Mike Budai, Kim Collier, Mike Peters, Candy Weaver and Carolyn Wells (ex officio)
The Finance Committee moves the adoption of the attached February financials
Motion by Mark
Second by Tana Motion passes
Wayne made a comment that the committee did a great job this year on cost for the Banquet.
Sanctioning Committee – Randy (Carolyn presenting in Randy's absence)
No Committee List submitted
Sanction Requests (Karrin)
Council Bluff IA did not make the 90 days
Placerville, CA
Chattanooga, TN does not want to have a contest this year but next year for Aug. 30 2014,
Santana CA, April 13, 2013 is bacon contest, a license contest McIntosh are the reps and are on board,
Existing Contests: Florissant, MO
Council Bluff, IA *
Placerville, CA *
Cape Girardeau, MO
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Blue Springs, MO
Fayetteville, AR
Shenandoah, VA
Columbia, MO
Shawnee, KS
Arthur, IL
Clarksburg, MD
Poteau, OK
Garnett, KS
La Quinta, CA
New Contests Central Point, OR
San Juan, PR
Thayer, MO
Absarokee, MT
Bethel, CT
Galax, VA
N Tonawanda, NY
Hill City, SD
Chattanooga, TN
Derby, KS
Floyd, VA
St. Leon, IN
Marietta, GA
New Contest 2014 Harrington, DE
Licensed 2013 Smyrna, GA
Santa Ana, CA 4/13 *
Santa, Ana, CA 6/16
Motion by Tana to accept contest, Second by Dave, motion pass
Carolyn: As requested at last meeting, I had a conversation with the Organizer at Placerville, CA. She has requested a date change to 7/20-21/2013. There are no date conflicts, and the contest is listed on this month's report. I ask that this date change be accepted.
Carolyn: Per Board Request (tabled February meeting):
Guidelines for In-House Approval of Contests
Existing Contests:
If received before December 1 deadline, the contest will automatically be renewed.
If submitted after December 1, and there is no conflict with existing (i.e. if there were three contests in Kansas City metro area on March 8, and two renewed prior to December 1, and had peacefully co-existed in the past, but third did not get their application in until January 2, it would be approved) or new contests, the contest will automatically be renewed.
Date change, reviewed and vetted for potential conflicts, density and saturation. If there is another approved contest on that date within a 150 mile radius, it will be referred to BOD for ruling.
New Contest:
Reviewed and vetted for potential conflicts, density, and saturation. If there is no conflict (150 miles) and no contests in immediate area two weeks before or after the proposed date, and having met all requirements (contest application, prepaid sanction, 90 day minimum filing date), the contest shall be approved.
If there is conflict, applicant interview by Contest Coordinator for flexibility of date. If alternate date not available, interview with existing contest to get their feedback. Attempt to accommodate both. Written report to Sanction Chair. If there is resistance from existing event, the new contest will be submitted to Board for ruling.
If there is any hint of conflict brewing, the new contest details will be forwarded to the Sanction chair, along with written report for further investigation and reporting to Board.
A listing of all contests meeting In-House approval guidelines will be submitted along with the Sanction Report the Friday before the next Board meeting.
Request approved as presented and procedure implemented.
Motion Don to accepts, Jeff Second
Motion Pass
Marketing Report –Wayne Lohman
KCBS/MMA Marketing Report
March 2013
- Total February Sales: $1,242
- Advertising sold for February: $1300
- Q1 Partnership eblast sent on 3-5-13. 13642 received, 5110 opens, 1011 clicks
- Updates to partners page, ranchers, Resers, GABT, Smithfield, etc.
- Tyson best wing winner (Black Dawg BBQ) announced: 634 page views
- Sam's tour eblast sent on 2-28-13. 2000 received; 774 opens, 182 clicks
- Kicking off April 5-6 at Smokin' on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-off in Summerville, GA
- Partners Confirmed: Big Green Egg, Castle Wood Reserve, Farmland, Reser's, Smithfield
- Accessory Partners: BBQ Guru, Thermo Works
- Continual Coordination and Logistics for 2013 GABT
- There will be 22 total events
Sam's National BBQ Tour
- Continual Coordination and Logistics for 2013 Sam's Tour
- Completed 3 events out of 31: Tampa, FL; Daphne, AL; Baton Rouge, LA
- Continual PR/Social Media Updates.
Smithfield Super Rib Series - SSRS
- Continual Coordination and Logistics for 2013 SRSS
- Kicking off March 22-23 at Best of the Basin Barbecue Championship in Midland, TX
- There will be 12 total events
Destination America - DA
- Integrated DA in the KCBS platform and once the DA's new website is launched KCBS will be integrated on their website
- DA has a possible raffle to implement at the New York City BBQ Cookoff - Staten Island event. Working on details
- Contract is in client's hands and will get back from legal soon
- Client will be donating one bag of charcoal to all teams at 5 KCBS events and the events will be selected through a voting contest on www.grilling.com
- Social Media, using KCBS, and GABT Facebook and Twitter pages to promote KCBS-related events/promotion
- GABT: 2,562 Twitter Followers / 1,770 FB Likes
- KCBS: 2,495 Twitter Followers / 12,559 FB Likes
- Updated News section of KCBS website as necessary (Sam's Tour blog posts, ancillary program previews,)
- Produced Bullsheet Content – Kingsford Review, Tyson BWOP winner review, Rancher's Reserve preview, GABT Looking forward, Reser's preview, Smithfield preview
- Proposals to the board (Mike to discuss in closed session)
- Marketing budget
- Partner licenses
- 2013 Sweepstakes
- 2013 Strategic initiative
- Programs for contest organizers
Kingsford might cut back , on point chase , team of the year, will not be a big advertiser on the bbq tour.However will be on the KCBS website
International Outreach Team – Wayne Lohman
I want to bring the Board up to date on the International Outreach Team (IOTeam) activities in those countries where we have ongoing BBQ events, such as sanctioned contests and teaching classes. This year we have back to back contests in Amsterdam, Holland and Leicester, England. Both of these contests are full with 47 teams in Amsterdam and 17 teams in Leicester. All KCBS sanctioning requirements have been met and fees paid. Also scheduled on separate trips are cooking and judging classes in Copenhagen, Denmark and Tallinn, Estonia, in which we have 30 CBJ's attending the classes. We will be repeating our cooking/judging class in Heinsberg, Germany at Otto Premier Meat Company. At that session we had 30 cooking teams and 27 CBJ's attending the classes. This year we plan to repeat both classes and participate in a German BBQ Contest, location not known at this time. We also have on- going discussions with a Meadow Creek Grill distributor and organizer for a sanctioned contest in Gelsenkirchen in late August.
Outside the European countries we are working with sanctioning bodies in both the Caribbean and South Africa. In this month's sanctioning report we have a request to approve a new contest in San Juan, Puerto Rico for June 29. This contest has sponsorship from both Cattlemen's BBQ Sauce and Rums of Puerto Rico and has been a backyard contest for the past 12 years with an average team attendance of 48. They cook the same 4 meat entries as KCBS and the winning team is eligible to attend the Jack and American Royal.
I want to request permission from the Board to pursue the formation of International KCBS Chapters as part of strategic planning plan. This study would be undertaken by the IOTeam who is familiar with the issues and challenges of establishing a KCBS Chapter for International barbecue societies. If I receive approval for the study, I will give you monthly reports on the status of our progress. Therefore, I make the motion to grant the IOTeam permission to undertake the study of forming International KCBS chapters.
Wayne Motion to request permission IO team to study forming international KCBS Chapters
Don do not need the board approval to study, board agree
Wayne withdrew the motion
Nominating Committee – Mike P
At this time, the Nominating committee consists of Mike Peters, Chair, Carolyn Wells and Candy Weaver (ex officio). I am open to having a co-chair should someone express interest.
There is no committee report at this time and I will discuss with Randy by next meeting, duties of the past nominating committee. I am pretty sure that there are no pressing issues for this committee.
Rules Committee -- Jeff
The Rules Committee for 2013 will be:
Jeff Stith (chair),Bill Moon, Mike Wozniak, Phil Rizzardi, Neil Strawder, David Hornby, Candy Weaver
The Rules Committee currently is discussing two issues:
1. Judging procedures - a suggestion to judge appearance, taste and tenderness for each box before moving on to each subsequent boxes on the table.
2. Legality of the "Smoke Pistol (www.SmokePistol.com)
Jeff motion to accept report
Second by Dave
Motion passes
CBJ Committee report: Don Harwell
Year to date KCBS has had 9 Certified Barbeque Judging (CBJ) Classes
537 Students total: 374 New Members,147 KCBS Members, 6 Media
Year to date KCBS has had 5 Certified Table Captain (CTC) Classes
99 Students total
The 2013 CBJ Committee Members are as follows:
Chairman - DON HARWELL
Instructors -RANDY G BIGLER,KEN DAKAI,DEBRA GAGE,WILLIAM GAGE,GENE GOYCOCHEA
MIKE LAKE, MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN, DAVE LONDEEN, KELLY MCINTOSH, ED ROITH, MARK SIMMONS, CAROLYN WELLS, Additional –DAVE COMPTON, ED HARTMAN, CANDY WEAVER, COOK REPRESENTATIVE TBD
This month CBJ and CTC student applications have been updated.
Instructor and Student CTC manuals have been rewritten.
A Yahoo Group has been created for CBJ instructors to share information between each other.
Next CBJ Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday March 12th.
Don motion to accept, Second by Tana
Ad Hoc Membership Survey and Regional Representation Committee -- Don Harwell
The purpose of the committee is to update/finalize the Membership Survey that the Board was going to use in 2012. The goal would be to have a survey to all membership by mid-2013. This committee will also be reviewing ways to form Regional Representation within KCBS. A map has been created to show 2013 members and voting by states. This map is to be published in an upcoming Bullsheet.
This Ad Hoc committee is chaired by Don Harwell with members being Steve Farrin, Tana Shupe, Carolyn Wells and Candy Weaver.
Map is on web site
Don motion to accept, second by Wayne
Strategic Planning – Mark Simmons
The strategic planning committee at this time includes Mark Simmons (Chair), Carolyn Wells and Candy Weaver (Members ex officio) and Wayne Lohman.
Additional members are being sought and considered.
KCBScore Committee – Mike B
Developments since last report:
1) The test website API is completed and is now sending contest database copies to our results archive if needed for future analysis. The website is now ready to begin the next phase of beta testing.
2) I have received two updates to Score and met three times with the InDevX programming team. Two of the issues have been addressed. The remaining two issues are being worked on. When they have been addressed I will send the release to committee for testing.
Mike B motions accept, second by Tana. Accepted as presented
Technology Committee – Mike B
Activity since last report:
1) Posted the February 15 board meeting recording on our website.
2) Posted the board election results on our website.
3) Updated the board contact information on our website.
4) Updated the kcbs.us email group lists for all committees that I have received information on.
5) Updated the Accconference call-in codes for all committees that have requested codes.
6) Repaired the office server's storage array.
Mike B motion to Accept, second Dave, Accepted
Membership Committee -- Steve
Below are the numbers for FEBRUARY 2013 Provided by Carla Page.
Number of Total Members= 17298
Number of New Members= 233
Number of Renewed Members=1061
Number of Non-renewals=565
Number of members who signed up via the website=182 (22 WERE FAMILIES)
Number of New Members from Judging classes= 202
The following programs are being discussed by the membership committee but are only in their infancy so it's too early to provide a full report to the board.
Cooks Training Program
Affinity Program
Feasibility of a lower level TOY program
Recognition program and possible awards for long time cooks and judges of KCBS
Loyalty Program (waiting for report from MMA)
Exit survey for members choosing not to renew their membership, possible by e-mail or outside sources to see about cost, will get back to the board
Member retention
We are looking for input from the general membership. If you are reading this in the agenda or meeting notes please email us at email@example.com and let us know how you feel about the possibility of a lower level TOY for teams that are unable to compete in 20 to 30 contests a year (which is the majority of teams). Good idea ? Horrible idea ?
Steve motion to accept, Second by Dave ,Accepted
Banquet Committee -- Jeff
The 2013 Banquet Committee includes Jeff Stith and Mike Peters (co-chairs) and Steve Farrin. There may be additional people later.
Mike is going to stay at the Inn at Opryland in Nashville on his way to a GABT stop and will review the facilities to report back.
We are looking at options for the 2015 banquet
A contract has been signed with the Inn at Opryland in Nashville for 2013 banquet
Jeff motion to accept, Second Kim , Accepted
Philanthropy Committee -- Dave
Dave Compton, Chair, Iowa, Candy Weaver, President, Arkansas, Carolyn Wells, Executive Director, Missouri, Dave Londeen, Minnesota
I am looking for one or two more members who have some experience with Grants and Grants in Aid. I will keep you posted when new members are added to our committee.
Right now I am in contact with members of the Financial Aid office of our local Junior College system. We will be setting up a meeting to discuss what other not for profit organizations use as criteria on their Grants in Aid and what are the typical deadlines different schools have for a student to submit their financial information.
The Committee will also take a look into setting firm guidelines for both the Grants in Aid and the regular Grants programs.
For discussion in Executive Session: How should we set our budget for each of these programs?
I move that the Board accept this report,
Dave motion to accept, Second Tana, Accepted
Education Committee -- Tana
I am contacting members to be on the Education Committee and should have it formed and will have held our first conference call by our April meeting.
Mike and Steve are on the committee
Several branched one for the younger cooks, having more visibility for Kids Q and back yard
Tana, would like for everyone to e-mail her recommendations, and would like a lot of input so rules can be set up for backyard division
To receive TOY points:
1. The chief cook of the team must be a member of KCBS.
2. Only scores to be considered will be in the following four meat categories: Chicken, Ribs, Pork, and Brisket.
3. The top two scores cooked in the designated four meat categories will be considered.
4. A maximum of five contests will be considered.
5. Awards for TOY will be given to the five top scoring teams.
6. A trophy and monetary awards will be given as follows:
Fifth Place: $ 200
Fourth Place: 400
Third Place: 600
Second Place: 800
First Place: 1,000
Accepted as presented, additional information to follow.
Contest Rep Committee - Kim
Rep Committee
Randy Bigler Co-chair, Bunny Tuttle, Teresa Lake, Kelly McIntosh .
Discuss about to get new button up dress shirts, Light weight, short sleeve in a rust or Burgundy color.
Kim motion to accept, Dave Second, Accept
Polar Bear Challenge: Executive Session
MOTION (Shupe): I move that, after Board meetings, the Quick Notes is sent to the Executive Director and the President for approval rather than to all board members before being posted on the KCBS website.
I am making this motion because sending the Quick Notes to the entire board makes it impossible for the secretary to get the "Notes" posted on the website within the 48 hour requirement, and because any additional updates can be suggested at the next scheduled meeting of the board when they become the official "Minutes" of a meeting.
Motion to accept by Tana, Second Kim.
7 Yes
2 no Motion pass
- Motion-A motion from Kim to approve the purchase of new short sleeve button up rep shirts, KCBS would buy each rep one shirt and the reps would be allowed to purchase extra.
- Table until we get shirt and price picked out
- Motion-Candy I move that recognition be given to teams who achieve a contest score of 700+ in the overall division of any contests. Teams who make it to 700+ to be recognized on the KCBS.us website (similar to 180 scores) and awarded a 700+ pin and/or certificate.
- Section contest/master series only, Retroactive to the first of the year
- Jeff Second,
Mike B motion that Candy and Carolyn come up with a design, Second by Wayne
- Motion Mike I would like to make the motion that we award TOY points to the Sam's Club Regional and final events in addition to the American Royal Invitational contest effective immediately.
Since there are numerous events on every weekend that teams, who do not get invitations to compete (Sam's/AR), may compete to garner points, it does not make sense to penalize the teams that are chasing TOY points. These are typically the teams that are cooking multiple contests and promoting KCBS.
Should the Sam's events or the American Royal Invitational choose to deviate from the 4 KCBS categories or turn in times, I would then suggest revisiting this issue. Until then, because the events (Sam's/AR) use the same rules as all other sanctioned, TOY points awarded contests, points should be awarded.
- Mike P motion to drop effective immediately, to go into effective 2014, Second Wayne
- motion pass effective 2014
Approval of Organizer's Guide 2013
Motion Don, Second Tana, motion pass ,one abstain
Tana motion close, Second by Mike B
On the Executive Session agenda for the web:
- Discussion of licensing offer for scoring/judging processes
2. Discussion of recommended Official Entertainment offerings for contests
3. Discussion of marketing budget,
Candy Motion, Second Wayne to have a marking budget to further our marking efforts for 2013 with prior approval by the board. Motion Pass
4. Million Meals program, update at next board meeting
5. Birthday e-mails update,
6. Discussion of disciplinary issues, Steve requested roll call vote, 6 no 3 yes, motion fail
7. Strategic planning update
8. Rep issues/past contest, Table till next meeting
Tana Motion to end meeting, Second by Wayne Meeting adjourned 10:22 p.m.


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In response to Governor Mary Fallin's proclamation of Oct. 6-12, 2013, as Oklahoma Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi has launched a new webpage with tips for counselors and other educators who work with K-12 youth.
"As we work to protect all of our children from the effects of bullying, we're happy to offer this important prevention resource for educators," Superintendent Barresi said. "It goes hand in hand with the significant number of resources available to parents and students already on our website and that we present regularly in schools.
"We're also grateful to the governor and other state lawmakers who have made bullying prevention a priority."


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Great jam from Caribou called "Odessa".
Can't stop listening to it, but must go to bed now.
The daily chronicle of a fashion-and-beauty obsessed, style-writing, pseudo-Angeleno who made her way from the Great White North to La-La Land -- otherwise known as Los Angeles, California -- and back again. Till the next big city calls out her name, that is.
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Great jam from Caribou called "Odessa".
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PPCNux (German) as well as Pegasos-Forum (German) report about new information about Genesi's new G5 based mainboard. The mainboard which will feature the PowerPC 970MP CPU will have the new microBTX format (26.4x26.7cm/10.4"x10.5"). As system controller IBM's 945 northbridge was chosen which is the corresponding version of the current PowerMac's system controller. ATI will provide the graphics chipset for the new mainboard. It is currently not known which product name the mainboard will have. In addition, Mupper 1.0 has been released.
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Sound Tigers' rookies Larson, Lee together again
BRIDGEPORT -- Hang out long enough in hockey and you'll find a former teammate everywhere. Bridgeport Sound Tigers rookies Nick Larson and Anders Lee sped up the timetable: They just keep ending up on the same team.
They played two years together at St. Thomas Academy in Minnesota. They were later together for three more years at Notre Dame.
After the Sound Tigers called Larson up from their ECHL affiliate in Stockton, Calif., they're together again.
"We've grown up playing together," Lee said. "We've been together quite a while."
Larson got to town Wednesday night. Thursday, a day off for the team, Lee picked him up at the hotel and brought him to spend time with some of their new teammates.
Friday, he hit the ice at Webster Bank Arena for the first time.
"It was nice to get on the ice, to get some of the jet lag out, kind of feel the ice again," Larson said.
With Bridgeport captain Chris Bruton (upper-body injury) out, Larson took his spot alongside John Persson and Riley Wetmore, at least for Friday. Bridgeport coach Scott Pellerin wasn't committing to those lines yet -- the team next plays Sunday -- but he thought that combination had some potential.
"He's got some size and speed that work with Riley and Johnny," Pellerin said.
Larson, who turns 24 in about four weeks, signed an AHL contract late in the summer with the Sound Tigers. He played five games last spring with Peoria after finishing four years at Notre Dame.
"I guess I play a very simple game: Get the puck deep, play the body," Larson said, "be a little bit of a power forward."
After Bridgeport's week-long training camp on Long Island, the Sound Tigers sent him on Sept. 28 to Stockton. He had played two exhibition games for the Thunder, whose season opens Saturday night.
Sunday's home game against Binghamton could be his first regular-season game after four weeks' preparation.
"It's going to be nice to get into a real game," Larson said, "get a little bit of the jitters out."
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Located on Khao San Road, Rikka Inn fuses a modern interior décor with a vintage Thai touch and vibrant colours. Each room has an air of '60s to 80's Thailand and comes complete with standard amenities, including complimentary Wi-Fi internet access, satellite television and fridge with mini-bar. Hotel facilities extend to a rooftop swimming pool and garden with sundeck, coffee shop, safe deposit box, baggage storage service, 24-hour guest service and tour agency.
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Corrientes GRAND SLAM | 22 - 26 May 2013
Corrientes, Argentina, May 21, 2013 - Following Tuesday night's technical meeting, a total of 28 men's and 18 women's teams will contest a single-elimination qualification tournament Wednesday to determine the final eight spots in their respective 32-team main draw fields as the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour resumes in South America, returning to Argentina for the first time since 2000 for the this week's $440,000 FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam double-gender tournament. Wednesday's qualifying tournament will start at 9 a.m. local time with competition held on six Corrientes courts.
Tuesday night's preliminary inquiry and technical meeting at the Hotel Turismo tournament headquarters drew a packed house of players, coaches, media and event officials.
When finished, the seeds and the first round schedule for Wednesday morning we announced. Top-seeded in the men's qualifier is Austrian 2012 Olympians Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst while at the top of the women's qualification field are Brazilian sisters Maria Clara Salgado/Carolina Salgado.
Doppler/Horst and the Salgados both drew byes into the second and advancement round of their qualifying tournaments. Both teams will play at noon.
Doppler/Horst will play on the Corrientes stadium court against the winner of the 9 a.m. Court match between Venezuela's Fernando Ramos/Carlos Rangel vs. Puerto Rico's Hector Soto/Victor Rivera, while the Salgados will be on Court 5 against the winner of the 9 a.m. match on Court 5 between Austria's Valerie Teufl/Elisabeth Klopf vs. Paraguay's Patricia Caballero/Michelle Valiente.
The first Corrienties stadium court match of the tournament at 9 a.m. wil be between Canada's Chaim Schalk/Ben Saxton and Czech Republic's Jan Dumek/Jakub Vesely.
Following two season-opening events in China, the FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam will have men and women's competition running from Wednesday through Sunday. Using a format of a single-day qualification tournament on Wednesday to determine the final eight spots in each gender's 32-team main draw tournaments, round-robin pool play with begin on Thursday. It will conclude with a single-elimination bracket for the final 24 teams. With the event being held for the first time in Corrientes the purpose-built site is located on the sands of Arazati Beach – Costanera Sur.
The lighted stadium court has been built to seat 7,500 spectators. With competition on the final four days schedule into the evening, the women's semifinals and medal matches will be held on Saturday with the men's semifinals and medal matches closing the tournament on Sunday. Play the first four days is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. and at 2:30 p.m. local time on Sunday for the men's final four matches.
Visiting Corrientes for the first time, the FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam is the fourth all-time FIVB World Tour men's event, first FIVB World Tour women's tournament and first FIVB World Tour Grand Slam in Argentina. Argentina's men's world tour events were all held in Mar del Plata (1998, 1999, 2000) and a men's FIVB Satellite event was also held there in 2004. In 2005, Buenos Aires was the site of a double-gender FIVB Satellite event.
As the host nation, Argentina receives three teams in each gender pre-positioned into the main draw. For the men, Argentina's teams will be Ian Mehamed/Julian Amado, Pablo Bianchi/Pablo Suarez and Juan Zorrilla/Facundo Del Coto. The women's teams pre-positioned from Argentina are 2012 Olympians Ana Gallay/Maria Zonta, Natalia Flaviani/Georgina Klug and Alejandra Graino/Florencia Di Cesare. In the men's qualification tournament for Argentina will be Santiago Etchegaray/Angel Verzzali. Argentina also has one men's team in the qualifier in Santiago Etchegaray/Angel Verzzali.
The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is comprised of 10 Grand Slam events and the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. Not part of the World Tour but still counting towards the FIVB World Rankings, the FIVB yearly calendar also includes eight Open events.
The gold medal teams in each gender in the FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam will each split $33,000, the silver $22,000, the bronze $16,500 and fourth place $12,900. The women's medal matches will be held on Saturday and the men's medal matches on Sunday. The FIVB Corrientes Grand Slam will be the 286th FIVB men's event since the FIVB began play in 1989 and the 248th FIVB women's tournament since they started in 1992.
The city of Corrientes is the capital of the province of the same name and is located in north east Argentina on the shores of the Panara River, 620 miles north of Buenos Aires near the border of Paraguay. The city has a population of nearly 350,000 people. Corrientes, is the most important city in the province, known for its economic prosperity. It also houses the government's offices and institutions.
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The Social Security Administration's (SSA) policy of sending "No-Match" letters to employers whose employees' names and corresponding Social Security numbers do not match the agency's records is emblematic of a broken immigration system that may operate in a theoretical world, but fails miserably in the real one. The policy makes no allowance for critical weaknesses in the system, including the SSA's inaccurate and out-of-date database, nor does it address the impact of erroneous firings on legal workers, which gravely affects not only the workers but their children. Even when the records are correct, the policy does not actually resolve the problem of unauthorized workers, who will move elsewhere when denied permission to work.
The Electronic Employment Verification System, better known as EEVS or E-Verify, is a voluntary program run by the Department of Homeland Security along with the Social Security Administration that confirms an employee's legal status to work. Unfortunately, President Bush has called for all federal contractors to be certified through the program in an executive order that ignores several concerns about the system. Many employees are erroneously labeled as unauthorized workers due to the out-of-date and inaccurate database that the program relies upon. By the SSA's own estimates, E-Verify has a high error rate: 10% of the records for newly naturalized citizens are inaccurate, and nearly 13 million records of U.S.-born citizens are affected as well. Workers have been refused work for months due to computer error, a difficult and potentially devastating position for them and their families in these times of economic uncertainty.
MALDEF President and General Counsel John Trasviña has testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on the Social Security Administration to highlight the discriminatory nature of the program. Coupled with the lack of funding for the Social Security Administration and record backlogs for disability benefits, visas, and citizenship applications, updating the E-Verify program will only further strain the administration's workload.
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FOXBORO — Taylor Swift is red hot, and so is her current "Red Tour" which made the first of two sold-out stops Friday night at Gillette Stadium.
Touring behind her biggest, her brightest, her most uncompromising and most non-country record to date, "Red," Swift was romantic, dreamy, playful, personable, a little bit goofy at times, and, most importantly, always irresistible throughout her thoroughly entertaining and exuberant 16-song, hour-and-50-minute set.
Not only is the idealistic, doe-eyed, lanky blonde a better singer than she was on 2010's "Speak Now" tour, Swift is a better songwriter. And, at a mere 23, Swift is a seasoned stage professional and it shows. Backed by a seven-piece band, four backup singers and 14 dancers (and going through 10 costume changes and various set pieces), the slinky singer showed off her fondness for the color red and flaming red hot pants early and often.
A Bob Fosse-inspired silhouette of the larger-than-life Taylor projected on the red stage curtain was enough to put the crowd of teens and tweens into a rabid frenzy. When the curtain dropped moments later and the music began to pop, the audience screams hit a fever pitch, while Swift, perched on a staircase in the center of the stage, soaked in the adulation and smiled and giggled to herself.
Wearing a white top with mesh sleeves, black hot pants, sheer nylons, sparkly ruby-red slippers-like sneakers and a black hat, Swift passionately belted "State of Grace," the first of 11 songs from her latest multi-platinum chart-topper.
In her latest diatribe on amour, Swift pontificates on a "love that was treacherous, sad, beautiful and tragic" and describes sparks-flying, star-aligning, future-affirming "red relationships" going from zero to a hundred (or going from courting Hollywood hunk Jake Gyllenhaal to cradle-robbing Hyannis Port hottie Conor Kennedy and One Direction's Harry Styles the next. But I digress). When it comes to cute guys, Swift loves them. She loses them. She misses them. She tries desperately hard to forget them. And then she exploits the hell out of them. And her fans couldn't be happier.
Accented by a shower of sparks pouring onto the stage and fireworks shooting into the night sky, Swift's stage presence and star appeal could power a small country. Not only does she march to the beat of a different drum than her pop diva peers, it turns out that Swift's drum is a fluorescent tom-tom. At least, that was the case on the beat-heavy opener, "Holy Ground."
Reminiscing about the "infamous rain show" that took place at Foxboro a few years ago, Swift good-naturally joked about the special relationship she has with her Bay State area fans and how they have this thing with rain, which it began do, momentarily, again.
During "Red," Swift unleashed her inner "rock chick" and convincingly wailed on a sparkly red guitar through a sea of red flags, which made her look as if she was parading through Moscow's Red Square.
Swift donned her second outfit (a stunning red dress with matching arm-length evening gloves) for the first non-"Red" track, "You Belong with Me," performed as a choreographed, '60s girls group number.
"They don't tell you that they're building you up just to try to knock you down. But they haven't yet," Swift mused in a voice-over to a '40s-inspired, black-and-white video teaser for the song "The Lucky One," Seeing her Friday night, it's a safe bet that no one (except, possibly, herself) will be able to topple this pop goddess.
When she wasn't singing and changing costumes, Swift was talking up a storm. After pandering for votes for this year's VMAs, Swift, now in a red sleeveless top and silver skirt, gave a combination pep talk/impromptu public service announcement about overcoming "mean kids and bullies" that segued into, you guessed it, "Mean," which she performed while strumming a banjo.
After an age-annotated series of home movie clips showed Swifts virtually grow up right before our eyes, the artist — now dressed in a black and white striped T-shirt and red hot pants and her hair in a ponytail — kicked into the hipster-dissing party anthem, "22."
During "22," Swift's male dancers (all dressed as squeaky clean high school stereotypes) lifted her up and carried her through the audience to a mini-stage, equipped with a rotating and rising platform, in the back of the stadium, from which she performed several tunes. And, it was here where Swift truly shone.
Sitting on a red barstool and strumming an acoustic guitar, Swift intimately connected with the audience, despite the fact the audience was 55,000 strong, and proved she could captivate a crowd without elaborate dance sequences, special-effects and razzle-dazzle.
Swift and Ed Sheeran, a scruffy British singer-songwriter and one of her opening acts, strummed guitars together and serenaded each other on "Everything Has Changed," a sweet duet about the sudden impact of new romance. Sparks were flying, both figuratively and literally, during "Sparks Flies," which had Swift working her way back to the main stage, but not before making personal contact with as many fans as she could.
"I Knew You Were Trouble" not only boasted an elaborate ballroom showpiece, complete with chandeliers and period costumed dancers, but Taylor, in not one, but two, outfits. Starting off in a white and gold top and long, frilly skirt, Swift provocatively belted out the song alongside an irresistible dubstep groove, only for the outfit to be ripped away to reveal a slinky black and gold top with black hot pants.
Singing about a lover who was "so casually cruel in the name of being honest," Swift purges her innermost thoughts and painfully reminiscences (allegedly about Jake Gyllenhaal) with an alarming intimacy and intense urgency during "All Too Well." As she pummeled the keys of a piano and flailed her body, one got the feeling that Swift was quivering and quaking from genuine heartbreak that was still all too real.
Swift dressed as a classic matinee idol in an elegant white gown and was pursued by one of her dancers who was the spitting image of Taylor Lautner (but a foot taller than the real thing) to perform "Love Story." The song is Swift's musical reimagination of Shakespeare's ""Romeo and Juliet" — with a happy ending.
Dressed as a baton-twirling circus ringmaster, Swift unleashed her school-girlish vocals with aplomb as she giddily examined the fickle nature of an on-again, off-again romance on the deliciously dissing ditty, "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together."
On this fireworks stream and confetti cannon shooting closer, Swift maneuvered through an "Alice in Wonderland"-like stage motif en route to a catwalk that transformed into a hydraulic cherry picker that hoisted her 20 feet above the crowd.
After a wave of glow-sticks and homemade illuminated signs engulfed the stadium, Taylor said, "I could not possibly love you more than I do right now," which caused the the crowd to scream, one more time, at the top of their lungs.
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BHR Pharma SyNAPSe® Trial DSMB Data Analyses Determine No Safety Issues; Study Should Continue to Conclusion
Study Evaluating Intravenous Progesterone Formulation BHR-100 to Treat Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Set to Complete Patient Enrollment in 2013
Jan 17, 2013, 08:30 ET
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BHR Pharma, LLC announced today that the SyNAPSe® Trial's independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) evaluated safety data from 803 randomized patients and determined that no issues exist; therefore, the trial may continue towards its intended completion.
The SyNAPSe® Trial is evaluating BHR-100, a proprietary intravenous progesterone lipid emulsion product as a neuroprotective agent to treat severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). If proven effective, BHR-100 could be the first-ever approved treatment for TBI.
In addition, based on the formal interim analysis of primary six-month efficacy data from 400 SyNAPSe patients, the DSMB concluded that:
- There was no reason to stop the study for futility
- The interim analysis results were not statistically significant at the threshold (p-value = 0.0003) for stopping the trial early
The company said that it anticipated the DSMB interim analysis primary endpoint findings, as it purposefully set the threshold for stopping the trial based on efficacy extremely high.
"We are feeling very positive about the DSMB's analysis and are eager to complete enrollment as soon as possible, so we can we can truly determine if BHR-100 can be the world's first-ever approvable treatment for TBI," said Thomas W. MacAllister, BHR Pharma President and CEO. "This significant trial milestone is a testament to the work of more than 1,000 medical professionals participating in our study worldwide that are committed to advancing scientific understanding of progesterone as a neuroprotective treatment for traumatic brain injury."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted BHR-100 an Orphan Drug designation and placed the drug on Fast Track status designed to accelerate its potential approval.
The SyNAPSe® Trial currently has 154 participating sites, including U.S. Level 1 and 2 trauma centers, in 21 countries worldwide. The total enrollment target is 1,180 severe TBI patients.
TBI is a serious public health problem that affects more than 1.7 million Americans each year – more than all U.S. cases of multiple sclerosis, AIDS, breast cancer and spinal cord injuries put together. Despite significant efforts and more than 75 clinical trials over the past 20 years, there is still no approved treatment for TBI.
Previous research has shown progesterone exerts its neuroprotective effects by protecting or rebuilding the blood-brain barrier, decreasing development of cerebral edema (brain swelling), down-regulating the inflammatory cascade and limiting cellular necrosis and apoptosis (programmed cell death).
About BHR Pharma
Founded in January 2008, BHR Pharma, LLC (www.bhr-pharma.com) is a pharmaceutical research and development company located near Washington, DC. BHR is committed to bringing to market specialty treatments that employ non-oral delivery systems, with an emphasis on unmet and underserved medical needs. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Besins Healthcare SA (www.besins-healthcare.com), which markets healthcare products in 93 countries.
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May 1, 2010, 01:08 PM »
Details and and photos
from the Hasbro panel are now up.
TRU exclusive Spirit and Quick Kick. Low-Light is excellent, articulated so he can shoot prone. Ton of accessories, all break down and fit in one of his two backpacks.
GI Joe: Renegads is the new cartoon. Some details posted but no photos allowed of the teaser art or recording of the Q&A.
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May 1, 2010, 03:23 PM »
thanks E your rock!
Hasbro is really hitting a homerun with these! I can see one of each in my future...
And I thought I would be scaling back to just SW and MU!
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Indeed man, great coverage. Lots of good stuff.
And Spirit that isn't a stereotype? Very nice.
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May 2, 2010, 11:03 AM »
That Low Light looks freaking awesome, as does the new Snake Eyes. How can they keep making him cooler every time?
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May 2, 2010, 01:53 PM »
I posted
photos of the new figs from the display case
. Believe me, the Snake Eyes, Low-Light and Destro are insanely awesome.
The Spirit figure is probably one of my new favorites along with Low-Light. Just from a geek perspective, I think Sprit makes a good counterpoint to the Shadow Tracker coming out. They have similar accessories and are both just cool. I'm not sure if the Shadow Tracker has been in the new IDW comic yet but as awesome as the silent Marvel issue was, with Snake Eyes, I think IDW could duplicate that with a Spirit vs ST book.
Low-Light is also a favorite. I was talking to the guy that sculpted him (forgetting his name) and he was originally trying to sculpt the rifle so that you could actually have Low-Ligh looking as if he were inserting the bullet into the breach of the gun. But he couldn't get it done on that scale. And speaking of bullets, if you check the second shot of LL's accessories, he comes with one loose bullet along with a box of them, radio, spotter scope and GPS, UZI and two backpacks. The rifle breaks down and fits in the rifle case and I believe the other accessories all fit in the second backpack, at least that's how the panel made it sound. Plus, as I mentioned, prone shooting position is possible.
Snake Eyes has tow heads, commando and visor, two rifles, silenced pistol, knife, sword and the classic explosive satchel. Dude is loaded.
The Cobra Shock Trooper is the Pit Commando for the Cobra team. He has a ****-ton of accessories, ballistic shield, breaching equipment (sledge hammer) and a few weapons, gas mask and a helmet.
Quick Kick as the classic Kung Fu Grip logo on his gi and he has body scars which were showing some love to Bruce Lee. his boxing gloves are sort of MMA gloves, and removable. The vest comes off so you can see his scarred torso.
The Skydive figure is a new character and takes one of the ROC Ripcord bodies that was cancelled and has a new head.
Destro is huge. He has this huge shoulder armor and badass armor and he has a steady gun, actually two of them. One is a gatling gun and the other looks like the gun from Aliens. Plus he comes with a briefcase of money. I think the panel said that in scale it's about $3 mil or something.
Oh, and if Quick Kick is in honor of Bruce Lee then Spirit is in honor of Billy from Predator. It's almost like the Hasbro team is looking for a license for the Aliens and Predator franchise...believe me, I'd own it all if they ever were able to do Colonial Marines or the Predator commando team.
I have lot of photos of the custom dios and figures but I won't be able to upload them till I get home. I also have some video of the dios and all the info from the Hasbro tour.
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May 2, 2010, 04:57 PM »
awesome coverage thanks again E! Destro and his cash is so freaking awesome!
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May 2, 2010, 10:13 PM »
I'm getting a post together with some details on the Hasbro tour, as well as the photos. Unfortunately they didn't let us take pictures in the Model Shop or in the unreleased toy presentation. I forget the names of a couple of the new characters that didn't get released but they had a moc up of the VTOL plane from the ROC film that was insanely cool. Shootting missiles, a retractable zip line, opening panels and rotating engines. It's a shame that didn't come out as a counter to the Night Raven.
The model shop showed off some heads and accessories that were created with the new rapid prototype printers. They had some Iron Man helmets that were awesome looking, tons of detail. They showed us an old-school wood pattern for a train engine and some unproduced designs from ROC including that VTOL plane and a huge offroad vehicle for the 12" line. Was the name of that plane the Tornado maybe? I'm forgetting and I didn't get a chance to write anything down, we only had about 10 minutes at each stop on the tour.
The Hasbro toy store was fun. They had a lot of 25th figures but nothing rare...they were only $1 and change each, though. Comic packs for $3.99, 12" ARAH $5.98 and the SDCC 12" Baroness for $19.99. I bought one of each of those. I didn't buy any single carded figs. They also had a deal on the plastic figure cases...I saw a LOT of guys buying those but I forget the price. I don't know if they had a lot more, but after my group went through we had cleaned them out of a lot of Baroness figs and cases.
They had a lot of Nerf for good prices also and I saw several people carrying around the new battle ax and older swords. The only SW product I saw were RC Republic Gunships for $19.99. Lots of board games as well.
I did finally see some guys walking around on Saturday that had on black shirts with the Red Shadows skull and crossbones logo and I think that was the con shirt, but I never did get a photo. Hopefully one will show up, maybe on the Con home page. I didn't ask if the store sold out of the exclusive souvenirs but I wouldn't be surprisded if they did. The store did huge business all day from what I saw. I goofed on one point, I didn't visit their "let's make a deal" sale. I did see guys going through huge bins of parts that appeared to be from previous 12" con sets and exclusives. I'm not sure what I'd have bought from that but there might have been something cool. The Club had the 3.75" Adventure Team figs on display, they look great. Unfortunately the final product is sitting in a shipping container in China waiting to get on a ship...estimate is June or July now for them to get to us. I forgot to ask about the 12" accessory set for the club figure this year...seems like I saw one in the store but I'd have to check the order form on that.
I ended up with a few items from the floor including two parts to finish off a Snow Cat...only $3 for a windshield wiper and top missile launcher. There were several guys with huge bins of parts that I looked through but I didn't find the other pieces I needed for my WHALE or Rolling Thunder. I picked up a vintage Green Beret uniform in good shape, snagged a hat and shoulder holster from Cotswold to go with them and a 12" Walmart AT Joe complete (except for his shoulder holster and pistol) for $5. I picked up an assortment of guns from Maurader John...the M4 is excellent! I also got some AK-74s, a set of pistols, another rifle that I'm forgetting the name of, a Stormtrooper blaster (Sterling) to check out, Aliens pulse rifle and an MP-5....I think that's it..NO! And a combat shotgun! I'm going to outfit a couple of my 25th guys that I didn't like their weapons. And all that was only $11 which is insane. Now that I've seen them I'll probably order from him again.
What I didn't find on the floor was one loose figure (didn't see it carded either for that matter) I was after, an Agent Courtney Krieger from the comic pack. I really didn't look at much vintage 3.75" stuff but after my day was pretty much over I thought of a couple more things that I could have tried to find cheap...nothing HTF, just a few army builders. I skipped the floor quite a bit on Saturday for panels and to pack out of my room. I probably could have skipped the Club roundtable and spent another hour on the floor but I'd spent enough cash...which I'm dreading totalling up.
One thing I thought was interesting/funny/kind of scary; I walked buy a booth which had 4 or 5 huge cases on their table of loose vintage figures in small clear plastic coffins. They appeard to be complete and of various prices. There was a box sitting off to the side and a guy just standing there pointing "I need one of those, one of these, that guy, this one over here, him, um, this guy, that one over here...and in the next case..." and he went on and on and the owner of the store just was pulling them out and putting them in the box. The buyer wasn't inspecting or looking at prices or anything. I don't know if he'd already checked around and this was his deal or what. But it was interesting to watch...never seen something like that before, not even at a SW con.
Oh, one thing I did think of but missed out on was a Cotswold figure. They had several flocked heads in various colors and styles and some bodies to assemble them on. I finally stopped late on Saturday to pick out the flocked head I wanted; an African-American head with gray hair and a goatee which looked excellent...but they were sold out of AA bodies. I may order one eventually but the price was cheap and there was no shipping. Plus with Cots there's a minimum order amount so I'll have to work up to it at some point.
If I can think of anything else I'll post it. If you guys have any questions, LMK and I'll try to answer them for you.
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Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 12:14 AM »
Thanks for the coverage.
Saw a picture of the AT shirt and front of the Shadows shirt over at the
Joecon site
. The one with crossbones on the front and the Joecon10 logo was it apparently.
What was the Alan Hassenfeld presentation all about? I haven't heard anyone mention anything about that.
I sure hodp they have next year's con in the Midwest.
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Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 01:49 AM »
That gun with Destro is indeed the steady-MG from Aliens, as I have the 1:18 scale Hot Toys figures, and that looks almost 100% identical to that badass piece of hardware. That tracker guy, with the dreds and mask, actually looks like a human predator. Freaky.
I can't find a good pic of the Hot Toys 1:18 Aliens figures to post to show the gun, but it's almost 100% identical, if not the exact gun. I cannot see how they could whip that up and put it in with a figure though. That just strikes me very odd. It's very distinctive and I'd think if they didn't have some kind of license they could face a dispute.
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Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 10:22 AM »
Finally, Low-Light! He was always one of my favorites growing up and he's been at the top of my wish list for the 25th style.
I didn't buy any of the movie characters like Duke, Ripcord, Scarlett, etc., but did pick up some of the "off-screen" characters like Bench Press, Night Adder, Ice Viper, Pit Commando, etc. that fit in pretty well with the 25th line. Looks like I'll be continuing that with the Shock Trooper, Sky Dive and Shadow Tracker.
Even before reading the replies in this thread, I thought the new Spirit looked like Billy from Predator. That's awesome and I'll be picking him up for that reason alone.
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Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 12:21 PM »
Thanks for all the great coverage/pics E....some of that stuff does look pretty nifty. I'd like to pick up Low Light as well, and some of those other figures (Snake Eyes, Spirit, Quick Kick, Destro) look pretty nifty too. I'm pretty much always up for another Snake Eyes, and like it was mentioned, they always seem to manage to make him pretty cool every time they release another one. I've pretty much decided I should stop with the Joe stuff unless the 25th line resumes, but a lot of this stuff is starting to "fit in" with that, so it gets tougher to draw that line. Kind of psyched that we'll have a new Joe cartoon on for the first time in awhile (aside from the Resolute shorts). It sounds like it has potential to be kind of cool, unlike that Sigma Six nonsense from a few years ago
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Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 02:32 PM »
It's funny that the Shadow Tracker mask looking like a Predator mask is mentioned, a guy I was talking to at the con mentioned the same thing, and I agree. I was also talking to another person that thought the mask looked updated from that shown at SDCC. I'm not sure on that. I have some higher res photos that I'll be posting later and I'll see if I can find a good shot from last year to compare it to.
One thing to mention, I know some of us were wondering about this before, but it looked to me like the Snow Job figure will have all the accessories he was advertised with. I think that question came up after Toy Fair when some photos of him didn't have all that extra stuff shown. He was being shown in the display case with them and the carded figure also had them.
As for the Hassenfeld presentation, he talked a lot about the early days of the company and how the original line came about. Alan lead overseas production back in the 60's. He had some stories about how, at one point, Hasbro actually sold the license for GI Joe to Palitoy while they recovered from some financial difficulties and then later bought it back. He also told how he had to spend a night in jail because he bought fabric on the black market in order to make a production deadline.
I didn't take notes, which I probably should have. It was definitely a fun talk, though.
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Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 02:42 PM »
completely agree on the Shadow Tracker looking like a black dude with a Predator mask on - even his dreads look like Predators "dreads".
In regards to Snow Job and his accessories I hope you are right - but this whole Zartan and Destro being shown on the old cards and Zartan shown off now, this time around, again with his old ROC head, accessories, and paint apps, which was different than what was shown at the TF slide show presentation (different head/paint apps) - that all still baffles me.
again, not going to lose sleep over it - just confused.
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Eric Franks
Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 02:50 PM »
We didn't see a carded POC Zartan anywhere but there were two Snow Job figures we saw, one was in the case and one was at Hasbro in near the original artwork display and both had all the accessories. So I'm pretty confident that Snow Job will be complete. Not sure on Zartan.
I don't think we saw a carded Destro either, not with the new packaging anyway. Just what was in the case at the show.
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Re: GI Joe Convention
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May 3, 2010, 04:28 PM »
I have seen some shots of both of them still carded on the old cards over at Hisstank in
edit: and yeah, I went back and saw the carded pics of Snowjob - so that is very good!
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After all these years DVD ripping is, it seems, still a topic of mystery and experimentation. I've tried ripping DVDs many times with varying degrees of success, and today a friend on my favorite email list just raised the topic again: "What do people on this list use to rip a DVD to their hard drive so they can, for example, watch it on a laptop or a tablet? This was something I'd assumed would come up in a Google search, but I had a surprisingly hard time finding a solution."
He continued: "The easiest way that I found for watching a DVD on a Windows laptop, was to download DVD Decrypter from http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/ and use it to copy the DVD files directly to a folder on the hard drive. Then browse to that folder (about 4.2 GB for a 100-minute movie) and open the VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO file in Windows Media Player. Then you can browse the DVD menu like a normal DVD, and play the movie. Unfortunately the resulting folder is huge, and doesn't create the movie in a standard movie file format that would be easily portable."
FAQ: DVD ripping
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My friend is, ideally, looking for something free. He did some searching and found a lot of recommendations for Handbrake. "I installed the latest version, followed all the default instructions, and it ripped the 1:40 movie on my DVD to a 2.2 GB mp4 file. However, opening that file in Windows Media Player just displayed a lot of staticky screens and jerky motion (through which you could barely discern the scenes from the movie, so it did rip the right movie, but it didn't work)."
That was similar to the results I got with Handbrake.
"Finally, I did find a two-step process to rip the movie to an mp4 file that was small enough to be actually playable: First, rip the movie to a folder using DVD Decrypter as described above, then tell Handbrake to rip from that folder and generate the output as an mp4 file. This generated a 500M file which was easily playable on the laptop and the xoom. (I still don't know why it produced such a smaller file compared to when I used Handbrake to rip the DVD directly, since I used the same defaults in both cases.) However, this was a two-step process where each step required about an hour whereas if I could just rip the DVD directly with Handbrake, that would take only one hour, if I could get it to generate an output file that was usable."
He did consider going over to the dark side: "I suppose one answer would be to just download a torrent guilt-free if I already have the DVD in my possession."
An amusing aside was that after my friend bought a laptop he took it into Best Buy asking about a problem he had with playing DVDs: "The Geek Squad techies looked at each other and then sheepishly admitted none of them had ever watched a legally purchased DVD movie on a laptop."
Another friend on the same list recommended, in the not-free category, Anvsoft AnyDVD ($39.95), Nero Video 11 ($79.99) and Xilisoft Blu-ray Creator ($49.95). "Between these three tools [I can rip] any size, any content (even Blu-ray protected), [and from] any media (no matter how crappy). The one exception is that no matter how hard I try to convert files to put onto the SD card for the Wii, it won't play."
Yep, ripping DVDs is, after all these years, still a pain in the butt. If you have a solution that is free, or at least cheap, simple and reliable, the world is waiting to hear it. Send your suggestion to me by email (email@example.com) or post a comment below.
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All of that notwithstanding, the service is in beta and a little rough around the edges (it kept generating my favorite error message: "unknown error"), but it's a great idea for translating sites into a mobile version. That said, the reality is that for anything but the simplest of sites, the translation to mobile will never take "seconds."
Small-business pricing starts at a ridiculously low $5 per month while "Professional" level, which adds a $199 setup fee where bMobilized sets up everything for you, costs a whopping $9 per month.
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dsustaita needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Reel Girls Fish
The idea of Reel Girls Fish! started when I got sick and tired of not being able to find apparel for women when preparing for bass tournaments. It got to the point where I was just fed up with shopping in the men's department, having to buy men's shirts that didn't fit right and caps that I didn't like (I prefer fishing visors). After asking tournament directors over and over again for a visor for the women fisherman and looking for shirts that actually fit, I decided to create the things that I would want to wear myself – both on the water and off.
Times have changed – we live in a new era. There are more than 13.6 million female anglers in the United States – that is more than 33% of all anglers! In addition, women anglers spend over $3 billion annually on trip-related fishing expenses and fishing equipment according to the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Today's women angler is as serious about her fishing as she is her sense of style. The fit is very important to women anglers – shirts that are actually made to fit a women's body, visors that women can wear and other accessories that are more custom made to enhance a woman's physique were something that I had always looked for but could never find.
Children, young ladies, and women of all ages who enjoy the outdoors and their clothes while out there on the water.
I have a preliminary outline of the design I want and I'd like to keep the design within that shape. I would like a color and black & white version of the logo. I'd also like some "dimension" (as in 3D appearance) to the logo rather than it being "flat" but not particularly "stylized." I've already had someone stylize my logo and I didn't like it.
I need the deliverables to include a Photoshop (.PSD) or Adobe Illustrator (.AI or .SVG) document, an .EPS, .JPG, etc. I do not want a stock look. I want a unique look that will cater to both the fresh water fisherman, along with the saltwater fisherman. I might eventually go into two different logos but am willing to use your expertise for these ideas. Feel free to look at my website http://www.reelgirlsfish.net and I have attached a few logos that I have used (Reel Girls Fish - Final) and a few that I wasn't so crazy about )Reel Girls Fish - General and Test). Be creative, and feel free to use colors that are natural to the environment of fishing. NOTE: Working with a bold pink (color number #E7589A) in the website.
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Double Dribble (Wii)
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DescriptionDouble Dribble is a basketball action game for one or two players. You can select different time limits for games, select teams, and begin playing! Gameplay is entirely action, so no time needs to be spent customizing the teams or with statistics. You control each player on the team one at a time (the player with or about to receive the ball will be human controlled, with the computer taking over the other players temporarily.) Some versions feature a small amount of digitized sound effects, and close ups of slam dunks.
There are no Wii user screenshots for this game.
There are 68 other screenshots from other versions of this game or official promotional screenshots.
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Alternate Titles
- "Konamic Basket" -- Japanese Game Boy title
- "Hyper Dunk" -- European Game Boy title
- "Exciting Basket" -- Japanese NES title
- "Double Drible" -- Brazilian CCE's Top Game title
- "Double Dribble: 5 on 5" -- Game Boy title
- "エキサイティング バスケット" -- Japanese NES spelling
- "コナミックバスケット" -- Japanese Game Boy spelling
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|Dec 13, 2007
|5 out of 10
|Nov 28, 2007
|5 out of 10
|Eurogamer.net (UK)
|Nov 24, 2007
|4 out of 10
|Nintendo Life
|Nov 17, 2007
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Version differencesThe Japanese version of the NES port was released for the Famicom Disk System (a Japan-only add-on), and there's at least four differences from the US version:
- There's no close up when you dunk the ball into the basket.
- The US flag that shows up when the crowd goes into the stadium is replaced by three smaller Konami flags.
- The sound the ball makes when a character bounces it on the floor is much less noticeable.
- There's background music when you're out in the court playing the game!
Sciere (520605) added Double Dribble (Wii) on Nov 16, 2007
Other platforms contributed by Kabushi (211652), Pseudo_Intellectual (60787), Servo (57398) and Thomas T (230)
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Grey flannel trousers
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My friend gifted me some soft, grey flannel fabric and I decided I wanted to make a chic pair of trousers with it. There's nothing particularly earth-shattering about this design, but I just thought it looked nicely versatile, and something I could wear to business meetings as well as just team with a teeshirt if I fancied it.
The only real change I made was to add 11+ cm onto the hem so they're full length rather than the awkward "ankle length" of the original pattern… The finished length feels just about right to me. I also used silk as the pocket linings, waistband lining, and fly underlap, which feels so luxurious!
For more photos and info please head over to FehrTrade.com
Material Notes
Grey poly/viscose flannel (non stretch)
- Season
- Spring, Fall, Winter
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Pants
- Style
- Business, Classic, Preppy
- Material
- Blends, Flannel, Rayon, Wool
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Burda magazine 01/2012 #122
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Jan 24, 2012, 05.59 PMby angelagerson2
i'm thinking to use same pattern for my self. I also prefer to add11cm to the hem.
Jan 24, 2012, 04.50 PMby angelagerson2
wow. this pair of trousers sits on you like a glove. I'm my self do suffer from the conventional size fittings. Well done on the project.
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Jan 24, 2012, 05.42 PMby squirrellypoo
thanks so much! I love Burda trouser patterns as they always fit me really well without any major alterations (I'm totally lucky in that regard)
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Tweed Heads and Coolangatta are twin towns located on the border between north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Coolangatta is in Queensland and a suburb of the Gold Coast. Tweed Heads is not administratively part of the city, but it effectively forms its southern suburb, although part of the Tweed Shire, the offices of which are in Murwillumbah.
When you cross the wide Tweed River from the south, you remain in New South Wales for around 5 kilometres before passing into Queensland. The border is in the built up retail area near the mouth of the river.
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The Gold Coast airport is located in Coolangatta, about 5 kms distant, and has domestic flights and international flights from New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan
Buses run from Brisbane and points south. The train service from Brisbane to Robina, central Gold Coast, has bus connections through to Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.
It is a comfortable 65 minutes drive from Brisbane on the Pacific Motorway. One can exit just after the Brisbane airport to hit the coast near Kirra for the short coastal drive through Coolangatta to Tweed Heads.
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Surfside buses, run from Tweed Heads frequently northwards towards Coolangatta and Surfers Paradise, and southwards somewhat less frequently.
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The 2010/2011 oyster season will remain closed for public oyster seed grounds east of the Mississippi and in Hackberry Bay. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission did not take action to open the season, which was originally scheduled to open on November 15, 2010. The Commission originally made the decision to keep the season closed for public grounds in order to help rebuild the natural resource for future use by the commercial and recreational industries.
Biologists with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) recommended to the Commission that the 2010/2011 season for these public seed grounds remain closed in order to allow for a reproductive event currently taking place in some waters east of the Mississippi River to continue. This reproductive event has lead to the a large number of spat (young oysters less than one inch in length) in some areas. Allowing the spat to mature will aid in rebuilding the area's oyster resource.
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The Bisons picked up a big win on Friday, defeating the first place team in the Atlantic Sun, the Jacksonville Dolphins, 7-3.
Left-hander, Rex Brothers received the start for the Bisons. He was sharp from the outset, striking out two in his first inning of work, and allowing the Bisons to strike first.
The Bisons finally broke through against Jacksonville starter, Tim Brown in the fourth, when Caleb Joseph drilled a solo homer to left field.
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"Bolden's homer sealed the deal basically," student assistant coach James Ogden said. "We had Burnie ready to go, and we know what he's capable of out of the pin, following Rex. It was just a huge home run."
Right-hander Chris Burnett threw the final two innings for the Bisons giving up just one hit. Brothers earned the win to even out his record at 2-2. In seven innings, he gave up three runs on eight hits while striking out nine.
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" We feel pretty comfortable, with McClurg out there having his first start of the year," Ogden said. "We feel pretty good about our chances."


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We're not sure exactly what this is, but a spectator outside the set of The Herd With Colin Cowherd was engaged in some bizarre activity with a foam finger earlier today during Cowherd's conversation with Matt Forte. Is he playing guitar? Pretending it's a shotgun and he's on a rampage? Something more prurient (perhaps a commentary on Cowherd/Forte)? The world may never know. [ESPNNEWS]
h/t to Aaron G.


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