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http://www.charterworld.com/index.ht...-sail-boat-609My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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06-08-2012, 04:38 PM #12The years have been kind, it's the weekends that have done the damage.
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I work n a fun industry and was more of my hobby interest before. I don't hunt near as much as i used too now , But selling hunting products is fun. It's a fun industry. Probably why I got into boating. I had to have a release away from work. But not a bad deal. Best of both. I hunt some and play on water more now.
Best of luck. It is a solid world to be looking in.Brad
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06-09-2012, 11:00 AM #14Junior Member
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Cap'n Kraig,
Hey, I just took Wolfman's old boat off his hands (its a sweet ride) and we have been putterin' around Allatoona teaching my two girls to waterski.
I know of an IT mgmt position at a downtown Atlanta hospital. I am not sure if it has been filled yet, but PM me if you're interested and I will try to get more details for you.
John Norman
Hey John!
So you are the one that has Drew's old boat, congrats! I'm sure he took great care of her. shoud be a great ride for years to come, until the Mojo bug bites that is LOL.
Allatoona, that would be the lake I frequent. We just got in. Took some friends out for a bit of a ride, did some swimming and then pulled their kids around on the (dare I say it) tube for awhile. Went over and had lunch at the marina resturant, had a great time, got to visit with our friends we hadn't seen for awhile. Good times.
So how old are your daugthers? Ah waterskiing, great skill to know, lots of fun, spent untold hours on a slalom ski. Not so much lately though...
What part of Allatoona do you frequent?Kraig - 2010 Outback V
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I should have said "Wolfeman's former boat", or "Wolfeman's previous boat" or "Wolfeman's prior boat", but not "Wolfeman's old boat" as that doesn't pay sufficient respect. I stand corrected. But, it is a beautiful machine and we have been having a blast with it. I had a friend pull me on the old slalom ski yesterday. First time I have been skiing in 15 years. I can barely move today, shoulders stiff, legs ache, and I forgot to take my Geritol. I had five girls with me yesterday ( I used to dream about having a boatload of girls when I was in high school) These girls ranged from 7 year olds to 13 year olds. Times change....
Back to Cap'n Kraig - My girls are 13 and 10, both somewhat cautious in nature when it comes to water sports. They are more interested in tubing and kneeboarding, but we are slowly getting into waterskiing. We go out of Glade Marina - it seems less busy there than at some of the public ramps. We mostly go late in the afternoon. We are always watching for other moombas. The girls are both keen on announcing it when they see one. Wolfeman told me that you were on Allatoona, where do y'all go out of?
LOL Yeah old boat just doesn't seem respectful enough LOL.
I hear you on the body aches and such sounds real familiar!
10 and 13, oh I feel for you. When my daugter turned 13, well, it was a challenge let's say. I am thankful those times are far behind! Best of luck John, best of luck!
I've never visited Glade Marinia, driven buy it, camped near it (McKinney). We launch from Blockhouse, and yes the public ramps can get crazy busy but we manage. Yesterday we had a bunch of boneheads at the dock, some just tied off and no owners apparent, one working on his engine so I gave up and nosed my boat into the empty ramp and slapped it into reverse and jumped off the bow letting my wife take over. I wasn't going to wait all day for these knuckle heads LOL.
On weekends we go out early and come back in around 2-3. We also go out on weekday evenings when the weather permits for a couple hours like 6-8. We usually run between Dallas Landing near Acworth, Blockhouse, around MicKinney/Glade Marina, Red Top Mountain, past the Dam, and near the Red Top Mounting Lodge. Those are the areas we mostly frequent, occassionally we'll run the whole lake to Little River near Canton when we just want to cruise and sight see.
If you see this boat then flag us down.
SANY0007.jpgKraig - 2010 Outback V
Congrats on the purchase, John. Better take good care of her as we're all gonna be watchin'.My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
2000 Outback LS (sold)
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06-11-2012, 11:09 AM #20Hey, Its Moomba time
Its all about the dash - enjoy the dash, as that is your time between the dates
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Discussion in 'Adult League & Tournament Talk' started by TTMR, Feb 17, 2013.
Yes and in those classes you NEVER hear the words "there is no debate".
Oh yes, rather than discussing the issue head-on with the individual in question, it is better to brazenly photograph him and his students without his or their parents' consent, transmit those images, and possibly provoke him into calling the authorities or worse. Instead of being seen as someone who simply wants to play tennis, I might be seen as a lunatic or creep.
Tremendous ideas right there.
If your goal was to avoid this possiblilty you failed miserably.
I see you're not interested in winning "Mr. Congeniality of the TT Forums" again this year. It's all good. Neither am I.
I didn't say you shouldn't discuss the issue with the guy head-on. I said you shouldn't be a D-bag when you do so.
Discuss. Then photograph. Keep the images; use them if you need them by showing them to Parks and Recs if they want to get to the bottom of this.
If he calls the authorities, good. When the authorities arrive, tell them you want to discuss who the gentleman is with Parks and Rec, and you would like proof that he is running an unauthorized clinic.
If any of the parents object to your photographing the class, say that you are documenting this unauthorized clinic and you plan to provide the information to Parks and Rec.
Good lord. Since when can't you take cell phone pics of people playing tennis on a public court?
I think you should have asked him if he reserved them with the city's parks and rec department. Here in ABQ, a coach can reserve them.
I agree with the OP. I don't think it's wise to take pics of children just to make one's case over access to public courts.
Likewise, I also don't think it was wise of the "coach" to send a couple of kids over to run interference with the OP.
Personally, I think leaving children out of adult disputes is for the best.
I'd just ask to see the permit. If he can't produce it, I'm taking the court.
Where I live, the city hired an outside company to manage the tennis center and all other public courts in the public parks in the city. And we often schedule league matches at one of the public parks through the managing company if there are no open courts available in the tennis center.
To help prevent what the OP encountered, signs are put up at least 24 hours in advance (by the captain) saying that the courts are reserved during that time. But we also always leave one or two courts open for others to play on.
If someone wants even more proof, I can show them a website with court scheduling and I can also call the tennis center. And if that doesn't work, well, since we got the courts reserved for league matches, we more than likely outnumber them.
Woow I didn't realise that club fees in the US are that expensive :-? Then I consider myself lucky to get full access to nice 5 outdoor and 4 indoor tenniscourts from April-October for 75 euros...
Average prices for summer season in Belgium are around 100€.
Last time I checked Winnepeg is in Canada.
Club fees in the US vary greatly. Public tennis centers are pay as you go $3-4 for 1.5-2 hours with 12-20+courts. In many parts of the US there are plenty of free public courts that are in decent shape. I know people who play all year round where I live and never pay anything and never have a problem getting a court. Private can be as cheap as $40/month up to extremely high in places like NYC.
Well, to be fair, most Americans think Canada IS an extension of the United States. Just kidding! I kid!
Here in north Atlanta (Georgia), the Blackburn tennis courts charge about $2 USD per hour. But in some places where I vacation in South Carolina, I can find courts in MUCH better condition that are FREE to play on.
And in Manhattan (New York City), the indoor courts were pretty expensive. That's why when I worked in Manhattan for 10 years, I never played tennis and just spent the money on greens fees playing golf instead.
You are absolutely correct. I'm in Winnipeg. There is about 4 feet of snow on the ground and it's well, well below freezing. The originator of this thread is not playing tennis here. He's not referring to indoor courts either as there are only three indoor court locations and none are public.
I'm in Winnipeg and I'd love to know where these magical outdoor public courts are that aren't covered in four feet of snow and have some sort of weird tropical system over them that doesn't require me to wear my parka.
Shhhh, don't spoil the surprise.
This is not OP's first foray into Troll country and I'm sure it won't be his last. Unless you find his trolling technique more interesting than I did, add him to your Ignore list and live a happier life.
OP did say "the other day" which can be interpreted in various ways. Maybe it was 3 months ago which technically is the other day...
Please note that I never claimed to have played in winter.
Troll thread.
No, actually. The incident happened last fall but I only decided now it was worth posing to TW for opinions. I like to take time to contemplate these matters on my own before inviting the community into my thought process. Yes, I did say it occurred "the other day" but only to make it appear more relevant. It might have seemed absurd to complain about something that happened months ago.
Some people are much too swift with the troll allegations. This forum is not overrun with trolls, although I admit there are many. It is still well moderated but with a freedom for fun and jest. There's no need for a witchhunt.
If you really were looking for considered feedback then perhaps you should have laid off the derogatory rhetoric.
Last fall huh? Ok, if you say so. I'd still like to know where these courts are. I disagree with your statement that the clubs are obscenely priced. Deer Lodge for example is $142 for the summer. That's not cheap, but it's not insane. Also, I belong to one of the outdoor clubs and I've never had trouble getting a court except for a couple of weekends in June when I've had to wait 20 minutes or so.
Classic troll mistake - providing too many details that can be checked or verified. Can you comment about this assertion: "95% of the public courts in my city are unplayable; they usually have fixed "nets" made of wire mesh, fading boundary lines, potholes galore (much like the roads) and holes and openings in the back and side fences"?
What I bet you are going to get is d.e.a.d. (deflect, evade, avoid, deny) air in response to your request for more information.
It took you nearly half a year to process what happened in one morning?
Off-topic, but actually, that is pretty cheap and a great deal! See the other active thread about court costs in SF for example.
I think it's reasonable too. It's probably the cheapest club in the city. The most expensive outdoor club is about $350 for the summer. That being said, our playing season is probably quite a bit shorter than SF. The clubs usually open sometime in May and close some time in October.
Most of the courts that are in parks, community clubs or at high schools are in bad condition, as mentioned above - not 95% though. There are some public courts in really good condition and I know all of them which is why I'd like to read the OP's response.
He needed more time to make up a "cool" story. lol
What a hoot!
Yep, if you decide to ask about something that happened months ago, everyone knows it is necessary to claim it happened "the other day." One could never omit the time reference entirely, or say instead "one time."
Seriously, ya gotta keep your story straight. I can help you with that.
When someone first nailed you on this thread by noting that it is way too cold for outdoor tennis in your area, you could have slipped the noose with "Oh, I moved to Texas but never got around to changing my TT profile."
You're welcome.
Frankly, if anything I felt I was restrained in my verbiage regarding the coach and his dinosaur technique. Those kids' parents were being taken advantage of. In no way would I let my child be taught tennis from a blubbernecked buffoon. Fortunately, the kids did get a free lesson in actual tennis from real players who actually know how to play the modern game.
Like I said, I am a very introspective, contemplative individual. I like to take time to examine my experiences and search for a more transcendental perspective. When that sadly yields little insight, I bring others into my journey in order to broaden my horizons.
Easily 95% of the ones I've attempted to use look like an obstacle course. Perhaps I am exaggerating a touch, but they are unplayable.
I've never looked into a summer club because where I lived in other cities I could always find an acceptable public court. I also fear joining a club and then not having anyone to play with, as I often have to go long stretches without playing due to lack of willing partners. Winter clubs in Winnipeg are exorbitantly priced but I guess that is to be expected given that tennis is irrelevant here.
I think this was implied from the rest of your post.
From your previous post it sounds like Coach was teaching sound tennis fundamental technique, Eastern grips for topspin, a good place for beginners to start. All the grips and shots are necessary to learn, see Fed and Pete. Were they the "real players" you were referring to? The coach was pretty progressive having a TV monitor on the court to show the kids classic techniques used by all the greats through tennis history.
Is that you in your icon? I've been wondering about that, if you look like that it may be why you're having trouble finding hitting partners. Can you explain what that's all about--just wondering?
Well, good luck in your quest to write The Great American TW Thread Starter. I will keep working on my reply to your thread through the year. By fall it should be perfected, consider this a rough draft. I'm looking to you for help with this.
P.S., Did you ever contact the Rec Dept to see if The Coach had a permit for all the courts? I realize this may be premature, since it's only been about six months since the incident.
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Never seen an introspective person let things, such as insults, fall so easily out of one's mouth. No wonder he has problems finding people to hit with.
Not that this bump will help, but this thread needs to die.
NO, this should be a sticky. It's a great cross-over thread, should be used by guided meditation classes to invoke introspection="Focus on the 'blubberneck"--now visualize that this is the source of all the energy in the universe--the sun derives it's warmth from the 'blubberneck'--it is the source of all power and being--all great thinkers gathered their inspiration from the 'blubberneck'--Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, Walt Disney."
I agree with TennisTom, 'cause that was priceless. You do good work, TennisTom.
Agree with tenniscasey, this makes you look bad.
These can't be the only courts. So why not go somewhere else? Honestly if he is teaching, keep track of balls is enough to find another court.
This is entertaining. Someone suggests "hey, you should try to be less of an ass maybe" and you response is "What? I'm actually much more of an ass than I've shown but that was me holding back."
Oh. Ok then. Carry on.
No, the real players were my friend and I, who provided a real display of modern tennis for those kids that were paying attention, in lieu of the coach's fraudulent instruction.
Yes, I've transformed my head to quite literally resemble a tennis ball. Few others here can claim such dedication to their craft.
You were making up for your inept social skills by blessing these kids with your tennis prowess? Kudos to you. Talk about delusions of grandeur. lol
I applaud you, sir. Well done.
Yes yes I agree. Goat worthy post. Blubberbutt had it coming. He really should not take over all the public courts.
"He needed more time to make up a "cool" story. lol"
and now he needs to go make us all a sammich......
Thank you. Back when I was in prison, the courts in the yard were often full, yet I never had someone confront me in such an antagonistic manner as this blimp. I guess he is just another one of those tennis crazies you hear about.
Frankly, after much reflection, I've made peace with it. I guess I'm just too much of an idealist, expecting public courts to be shared in a co-operative manner.
Heh. I think you were exactly that as far as the majority was concerned.
This guy isn't teaching for free. That's silly. Who cares if they're kids. This guy isn't running charity. He's running a business. Try to do that out here in New York, we NY'ers will give you a piece of our mind and we'll put up a good fight.
I would have seriously just said **** it and started playing and took one of the courts. If he gives me trouble, just give him trouble right back. If this "coach" wants to be an ass, just be an ass right back. He is selfish and he's trying to hide it behind the "kids" category when he's basically selling his time. You meet a lot of people like that out in Los Angeles.
You don't need to remind OP for that.
Quite interesting. I happened to do a contrast article on this as an undergrad for a soc elective. The number of prisons in North America with tennis courts can be counted on one hand. Which one were you in?
In NorCal it would have been San Quentin. Eager to know what the others are, would help with my plea-bargaining--any with golf?--Lompoc?
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MILWAUKEE -- The Pirates recalled another five players from the Minors on Tuesday, none of them strangers, but one of them definitely unexpected.
Reliever Jason Grilli, originally slated to follow up two appearances with Double-A Altoona with another for Indianapolis, instead was recalled from his rehab assignment and activated for the night game against the Brewers.
Among four recalled from Double-A Altoona was All-Star left-hander Jeff Locke.
Locke and Grilli will both immediately jump back on the pennant-race treadmill. Locke is scheduled to start the middle game of this weekend's series in St. Louis with the Cardinals. Grilli will pitch in a few "non-leverage outings," in manager Clint Hurdle's words, then reclaim the closer's role.
Also recalled from Altoona was pitcher Jared Hughes, outfielder Andrew Lambo and catcher Tony Sanchez.
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Grilli started Saturday and Monday for the Curve, pitching one shutout inning on both occasions. He was due to pitch an inning out of the bullpen in the Indians' playoff game Wednesday in Durham, but he struck out the side in Monday's outing, and the staff felt no need to extend his rehab.
"In that second outing, he really ramped it up," Hurdle said. "Now with the challenge of facing Major League hitters and the adrenaline that goes with it, we'll have a much better feel [for where he's at]. Eventually, the plan is to transition him back to the closer's role."
Grilli led the National League with 30 saves when he went down with forearm tightness on July 23. In his absence, Mark Melancon has converted eight saves in nine opportunities.
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"If I want to get out big league hitters, I've got to face them," added Grilli, echoing the sentiment that there was nothing to be gained by having him follow through on that third planned rehab outing. "I think I showed my arm is where it needs to be. There was not much else to prove."
Locke -- due to toss a bullpen session prior to Tuesday night's game as a warmup to his Saturday start at Busch Stadium -- returned with the same positive outlook. He had skipped a turn and was optioned to Altoona as a roster convenience after failing to last past the fourth inning in three straight starts.
"Plan is to jump right back on, go out there, give us a chance to get on top and hold them to minimal offense," Locke said.
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• When Stolmy Pimentel makes his Major League debut, he will become the 28th pitcher used this season by the Pirates -- a new club record. Yes, that does include Josh Harrison for his perfect one-third inning on Aug. 9, in Coors Field.
• Before Tuesday's game, Starling Marte's right hand (contusion) was heavily bandaged with an attached H-Wave generator, a modulator to reduce inflammation in joints.
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-- Grilli, on wrapping up his rehab and rejoining the Pirates earlier than expected
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Tampa, Florida - No doubt city leaders would already like to lose the moniker of Lap Dance or Strip Club Capital of the World. But if the folks at AshleyMadison.com are to be believed, then Tampa may have just picked up another undesirable title: that of Mistress Mecca.
The website, which specializes in helping adults cheat on their significant other, is out with a list that says Tampa is fourth in the country when it comes to the percentage of single women wanting to hook up with a married man.
The company says 29.9% of the single women from the Tampa area who pay to begin talking with someone on AshleyMadison.com want to have an affair with a married man. Only the cities of Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Phoenix have a higher percentage.
"People ask us all the time, 'How prevalent is infidelity in our society?' and I have to tell you, it's way more prevalent than we've come to realize," said AshleyMadison.com founder and CEO Noel Biderman.
Biderman also tells 10 News roughly 130,000 people from the Bay area have paid to talk with others through AshleyMadison.com since the site was launched in 2002. That's more people looking for a hook-up than the populations of Brandon, Temple Terrace and Riverview combined!
"Affairs happen in the workplace. They happen on singles dating sites. But more often than not, now they happen on a platform like Ashley Madison, where everybody knows what they're getting and they keep it discrete and secret, and away from their partner's prying eyes."
Biderman says he's not sure why so many single women in Tampa want to have an affair. He says that's for others to figure out. But he does say when it comes to which zip code boasts the most mistresses, Hyde Park is hands down the hub for home-wrecking.
"Money, it's as simple as that," said Patrick Mosley when 10 News asked why he thought the numbers were so high in Hyde Park. "There's a lot of money in the Hyde Park area and my guess is they're looking for men with money."
"Some women might get a thrill out of knowing that this guy is married, and she kind of has control of him," added Heeda McAuley, when asked about the numbers. "She's got his life in her hands, basically, because she could ruin his life at any time."
But a local marriage therapist says the reason some single women go after married men may be more complicated. Dr. Timothy Evans of Carter & Evans Marriage and Family Therapy believes some single women chase married men over equality.
"'The men do it, so why can't I go do it the same as men, because we're equal,'" Evans explains. "But it's really a messed up view of equality. It's not a very good trait or attribute."
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A nice piece of news though is that the traction control will finally be completely defeatable allowing one to prevent any electronic nannies from intervening. On the GTI this is not a possibility. The four wheel drive system will also be tweaked with a new differential designed to eliminate understeer.
The car will make its debut in at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September of this year and is expected to have a slightly lower asking price than the previous model. Hopefully there is also more to offer than just a re-skinned Audi S3 with some software changes.


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I have a question about a line in the following code, which is part of the released source code for Quake 2. I'm trying to understand how it works. As I understand it, this is a declaration of the gitem_t struct, which describes objects in the game:
Later in the code, the following is part of the code used to test if an item can be dropped:Code:
typedef struct gitem_s
void (*drop)(struct edict_s *ent, struct gitem_s *item);
void (*weaponthink)(struct edict_s *ent);
char *pickup_sound;
char *world_model;
int world_model_flags;
char *view_model;
} gitem_t;
What I'm wondering about is this line:Code:
gitem_t *it;
if (!it->drop)
This doesn't look like any variable/ function declaration I've come across/ used before. It's not a function declaration because if I right click it in VS Express, and click goto definition it just stays on the same line. So presumably it's a declaration of a pointer to type "struct edict_s *ent", or "struct gitem_s *item". Does this sound right?Code:
void (*drop)(struct edict_s *ent, struct gitem_s *item);
Sorry if this sounds dumb, it just seems a far cry from anything I've seen in my C++ book. Thanks.


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Apple releases iOS 4.3 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices
Date: Thursday, March 10th, 2011, 04:02
Category: iPad, iPhone, iPod, News, Software
If you missed it yesterday, Apple released its latest version iOS on Wednesday, the long-awaited iOS 4.3 update becoming available through iTunes and introducing the following new fixes and features:
– Personal Hotspot – Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 USB).
– iTunes Home Sharing – Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2).
– New Airplay features – Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party appsand websites on Apple TV – Play slideshows from Photos on Apple TV using transitions available on Apple TV.
– Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript engine.
– HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter – View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display
Ping features.
– Push notifications for comments and follow requests.
– Post and Like songs directly from the Now Playing screen.
– Parental controls.
– New Settings.
– Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert.
– iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects.
– Single tap conference call dialing with a pause to send a passcode.
– Bug fixes.
Amongst the biggest inclusions are Home Sharing (the ability to stream audio and video from iTunes on a local network to the iOS device); AirPlay (the ability to stream audio and video from the iOS device to an Apple TV or computer) for third-party developers; and the ability to create a personal WiFi hotspot from an iPhone or iPad with 3G support.
Per Macworld UK, users may need a qualifying data plan from your carrier and any necessary hotspot or tethering options to enable the much-anticipated Personal Hotspot feature. Users with an unlocked iPhone can use the feature without restriction. However, we advise users of this feature to keep a close eye on data charges as some mobile phone companies are now restricting data usage.
A couple of minor features snuck into iOS 4.3. Users can now enable Push Notifications for Ping activity, and the iPod app's Now Playing screen offers the options to post about songs and like them on your Ping profile. Also new is a preference to specify how many times an SMS alert is repeated, as well as a conference dialing option to add a pause for entering a passcode.
Missing from iOS 4.3, however, are the new multitouch gestures that Apple asked developers to test on the iPad during the beta period. Gestures like four- and five-finger swipes could switch between apps and reveal the multitasking bar, and a pinch could exit an app and return you to the Home Screen. With the second iOS 4.3 beta, however, Apple clarified that these features were only for testing and would not ship to consumers in the final version. Obviously, they could return in a future iOS update or upgrade, but Apple hasn't stated any plans.
iOS 4.3 is available now as a free update in iTunes for the iPad, iPhone 3GS, the GSM iPhone 4, and third- and fourth-generation iPod touch. As for the Verizon iPhone 4, it runs a custom version of iOS 4.2.6 that includes some features like hotspot support. Comments from an Apple representative at the iPad 2 event suggest that it might take a little while for Verizon's iPhone 4 to converge with the same iOS version as Apple's other mobile devices.
If you've snagged the iOS 4.3 update, please let us know how it's working on your devices, for better or for worse.


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How excited are you by the prospect of a long holiday weekend? Which means that if you're not relaxing, and you're not catching up on TV, or if you have and you're done, and you need a worthwhile escape from the perils of said long holiday weekend, I'm here to tell you about your options at the local cineplex. That is, in addition to current box office champs Just Go With It and The Roommate. (Plus, the Oscars are Sunday after next so that's something else to consider). Playing now, here goes.
First up we have a gritty revenge mystery called Unknown. It's Liam Neeson in what looks like a thriller custom-made for him. You know, it probably was custom-made just for him. As a matter of fact, those less kind (curiously, not me, although I would certainly indulge if I wasn't actually a big Liam fan) are saying that this film pretty much looks a lot like all his other films of late. Like Taken. The hitch here is that a) it's a pretty good formula to begin with and b) it also stars January Jones, from Mad Men, on a major roll right now. Plus it's got c) Diane Kruger, who's also quite popular these days. Basically, it's one of those stories where someone winds up in a catastrophic accident and then the wife/life/career they thought they had no longer exists. Up in smoke. Which leads our hero (Neeson) to decide that somehow there are larger – more sinister – forces at work. Which he must somehow uncover/eliminate or else he will die /and/or be responsible for a major global holocaust. I think it looks predictable but I also think people who depend on this style of entertainment will get their money's worth and then some.
Next up we have the movie that will likely triumph this weekend, probably knocking Adam Sandler, Gnomeo, Juliet and Justin off the box office throne. It's called I Am Number Four and it's a futuristic mystery thriller where everyone has something in common but you never quite know what. Young Brit Alex Pettyfer (whom I suspect they'll start calling Alex Prettyfer) stars as a guy who's somehow marked but he's not sure how. Until it becomes clear that he's the one who's actually Number Four because Numbers One, Two, and Three have all been dispensed with by that Old Creepy Other Worldly Force Thing. Glee's Dianna Agron stars along with the wildly talented (and now, thanks to Justified, getting his due) Timothy Olyphant. This movie will probably trump the others at the box office, make lots of money up front, taper off quick and become a culty DVD hit. It may also put Pettyfer on the map big time. Finally, in funnier fare Martin Lawrence is back in Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son, which is the latest in the extremely successful comedy franchise. This one involves Lawrence going undercover in an all-girls performing arts school. Expect this one to be big, broad, funny and popular.
There you have it. Diversionary movies to while away the hours until Oscar time. And then, it'll just be a matter of weeks before that which looks to me like winter's most charming film: Rango. For some reason I am beyond excited to catch that. Stay tuned and have a great holiday.
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Cute book. I am using them to make books for my daughters. We went on a trip and they will be excellent to put photos and mementos in them. They r just the right size. I love all the cute pages in them.
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Considering the path of the storm, I expected a lot worse than we got. Thankfully we didn't even lose power. Nothing more than a ton of rain and fallen leaves to clean up.
Hope the rest of you are all warm and dry, safe and sound.
I'm sitting in dry, calm Texas observing. I'm pretty sure when it is all over that like Katrina in New Orleans, the vast majority of damage will be from flood events and not damage from high winds. That, and losses due to power being out for a week or two, or three.
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
Kind of a non-event here in Western NY, yes some rain, winds have subsided to a breeze. Last nights wind didn't even take all the remaining leaves off the trees, a couple gusts to the 50 mph range, but we get that a dozen times a year anyway.
Couple more days of some rain and looks like it will be gone
Here near Buffalo, no snow even in the forecast.
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I'm in upstate NY. In Greene County we had 200 people without power, and Ulster county below Greene had 17,000 people without power. Below the Catskill Mountains they had 40-50 mph winds. Up in the valleys of the mountains they had 75 mph winds. On the mountain tops they got 100 mph winds, but they are higher in the jet stream. Everything here is closed. Schools should open tomorrow. The further south you go, the worse it gets. The shoreline around NY, NJ, MD, DE have lots of water damage as you might expect. Outside this region, there is wind damage.
Last year I was 10 miles from ground zero for Hurricane Irene. We expected significant wind damage. But, we got little wind damage, and significant water levels. Mainly because of 15 inches of rain, and reservoirs failing. You just never know what you'll get with a hurricane. Especially if mountains are involved.
What I am finding annoying is the people with too much time to photoshop pictures. Last night, one of the reputable news sites posted a picture of the new Indian River Inlet Bridge failing. (Coastal Highway between Fenwick Island and Ocean City, MD). I've also seen sharks swimming through neighborhoods. And the less obvious worry of Godzilla marching up various beaches. Talented people, yes. But these really should be verified before being posted as breaking news.
O.K. not to diminish the true tragedy this was to some but WOW, I was just watching CNN, and the sensationalism is just comical.
Just watched a live report where they spied a woman on a balcony "stranded", the reporter said the water was at least chest deep, and there was no way for the woman to get out. Meanwhile I am looking at the car parked in the driveway and the water wasn't even up to the rims and the bushes along the sidewalk were barely in the water.
While basically blathering for a few more minutes, here come some guys pushing a small flat bottom boat through the chest deep water, the water barely above their ankles
A few more minutes here comes a woman, who looked surprisingly like the stranded woman,, dog tucked in her coat, and pants rolled up walking out.
PLEASE get some reporters that have a brain!!!
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I saw the same series. None of the news channels have ever lost money pandering with drivel to their viewers. Reporters with brains, perhaps; viewers with brains is the real question. I turned the tube off and continued my search to check on family and friends. So far all appear to be safe physically. As Paul suggested, flooding issues were the main problems faced by those who had problems so far.
Best wishes fro best of luck to all of you affected.
Pass the mustard and UP THE REVOLUTION!
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
I could care much less for the urban population of NYC and New Jersy than I do for the folks in Appalacia that are already having super hard times with little or no help in their day to day struggle for existence. NOW, they have the additional burden of 3 to 4 feet of snow in late October.
Yes, it is terrible to have your home washed away by a storm surge, even though you KNEW when you built that place that this very thing could happen. And yes, to be caught unawares without a generator or supplies can be life threatening. For me though, freezing and huddling by my propane cook stove with my children in a single wide trailer is NOT a way to spend the next few weeks.......All in all prayers and thoughts to both sets of disaster.............
God bless them.......Dennis
Wondering if the deflection of the news stories from Lybia to this will have anything to do with delaying the upcoming elections so that NO ONE is disenfranchised???????????????????
I spent most of a summer pumping out basements for the city after a flood. One time the lady was across the street when I arrived and didn't see me in time to catch me leaving. I'd looked into her basement and it looked dry to me so I left. When I came back, closer inspection revealed it looked dry because of all the wood wall paneling floating on top.
Kent Christensen
PG has it right- its always the flooding and falling trees. flying objects, etc- at least until you get much higher up the wind scale than Sandy- which was a non-event here in sounthern NC- we didn't even pull boats fom lifts and took no precaution beyond the usual pre hurricane season stuff of verifying the generator and its fuel supply, checking on boarding materials in storage, etc etc.
I have to agree with pffog. I find some of the coverage out of NY to be breathless overhyped drivel- simply an easy way to make something for TV. The power and transporation issues will prove to be major inconveniences to tolerate and correct but there's a long way between that sort of thing and immediate danger. Apparently there has been at least one levee failure and a major fire- those and the loss of Bounty off the NC coast seem to be the biggest imediate loses but there will be a lot of folks looking for something beside the subway for a while.
Watch out for those delayed floods as water rolls off the hills up there and collects downstream...
I would love to live in Applachia. My husband grew up there but there is a lack of good paying jobs. This is why we live where we do. I'm sure the people of NYC were not expecting the damage that Sandy has caused but they have proven to be survivors of the worst and for that , they have my respect.
Prayers go out to those still without power and necessities. The NJ coast got destroyed, and they are not all vacation homes, a percentage of every shore town has permanent residents. Those that evacuated, won't got home for a while. Those that stayed will be living a paleo existence for days. Let's count our blessings.
I never realized being a motorcycle camper gives one a great start for emergency planning. All the stuff people were advised to stock up on (Flashlights, batteries, cooking gas, instant meals) was already present here, along with with the Jet Boil.
Sig? What's a Sig?
My respect for the Governer of NJ has grown. He speaks his mind and is genuinely concerned for the people of his state. Mother Nature again sends a message that ignoring storm warnings and not preparing for these events can be folly and even deadly. My thoughts and prayers go not only to those directly affected by Sandy but to the first responders, police, National Guard, and utility repair personnel involved in the recovery and repair of the damage done. Ride Safe
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New solutions for professional videographers can bring smoother shooting and solid support with the latest Mini DV, DV, or HDV camcorders. Following last issue's look at new steadying devices, here's some updated information about fixed stick supports and new fluid heads.
SachtlerSachtler, one of the Vitec Group's many broadcast and video brands, is now delivering two new fluid heads for MiniDV and HDV camcorders: the recently announced FSB 2 and FSB 6.
The Sachtler FSB 2 (left) is designed to accept payloads of up to 4.4 lbs. (2 kg) while the FSB 6 supports 2.2 to 13.2 lbs. (up to 6 kg). The new heads are engineered to offer low-mass cameras the same smooth pan-and-tilt movement that operators have enjoyed with larger camera packages on heavy-duty fluid heads.
Smooth pan-and-tilt movements with these smaller, lighter tripod heads are possible thanks to the same fluid head dampening technology found in the company's larger heads. Both have three dampening steps in both pan and tilt directions, as well as a zero setting (no dampening). The FSB 2 sports a two-step counterbalance system and the FSB 6 has a 10-step counterbalance system. Both have a tilt range of positive 90 degrees to negative 70 degrees.
The new heads have Sachtler's patented Snap & Go sideload camera plate attachment system, so moving from tripod mounted to handheld camera operation is fast and easy. The Snap & Go system offers an over 4.5" (120mm) sliding range, allowing the operator to find and utilize the center of gravity for a supported camera. The FSB 6 can also be delivered with the Touch & Go camera plate. The Snap & Go system also provides quick integration between the camera and fluid head of Sachtler's new F-Cell battery. This 10.5 AH lithium rechargeable power source provides eight hours of shooting time. Prices vary depending on configuration and options. Sachtler is one of several camera support brands under the Vitec Group umbrella, along with Rademec, OConnor, and Vinten, as well as other broadcast equipment providers.
TiffenSachtler's Vitec umbrella-mate Tiffen also made headlines recently with the addition of the Attaras tripod to its Vista Tripod and Support Systems line. Designed for both on-location and studio work, the new tripod features ultra light aluminum construction for indoor and outdoor use. The Attaras has three-section aluminum legs (maximum height: 63") with a non-glare black anodized finish and quick-release leg locks for fast and simple setup.
The Attaras also features an aluminum three-way fluid panhead designed for smooth movement, and non-slip rubber feet for enhanced traction on a range of surfaces. Including both head and tripod, the Attaras weighs in at 4.6 lbs., and can support cameras up to 9 lbs., which qualifies it to support most of the cameras videographers use. The Attaras lists for $130 and carries the Vista 10-year warranty.
ManfrottoMeanwhile, Manfrotto's "X" family of camera supports, including tripods and monopods, is growing as well. Earlier this year, Manfrotto released the 190XB and 190XPROB models for pro and semi-pro use, and now the 055 series of tripods is available. The 055XPROB features the easy-to-use patented horizontal center column feature. Extended to its highest vertical position, the column can be swung round to horizontal without removing the head or disassembling the column itself, so switching between framing and positioning setups is more convenient than ever. The ergonomics of the leg angle release mechanism and the quick action leg locks themselves have also been greatly improved. This basic tripod has the same design as the 055XB but with a simpler center column, more traditional locking knobs, and a lighter, slightly more compact frame.
The 755B aluminum tripod (left), designed for MiniDV camcorders, has a removable center column with a built-in 50mm leveling ball and bubble spirit level that can easily be re-fitted as a lateral arm. Not only does this allow the camera to be offset from the leg position, it is also the simplest possible way to shoot a subject from directly overhead.Manfrotto also offers a new 561B fluid monopod with four-section aluminum support, designed for indoor use. It is equipped with a fluid head that can support up to 8.8 lbs. The fluid video head features a new sliding plate made for this model. The ergonomic pan-bar allows smooth panning and tilting movements.
Small and lightweight, this video head is ideal with the high performance of the 561B monopod. The 562B Fluid Monopod has the same four sections. It's quite compact when closed, but it can support up to 16 lbs. Instead of a video head, the 562B features a 357PLV sliding camera plate adapter to adjust the camera's center of balance, which makes this monopod ideal for heavier camcorders.
The 525MVB is a two-stage, lightweight, high-tensile aluminum tripod that is extremely rigid and stable. The 525MVB has a die-cast aluminum crown with a built-in 75mm interface bowl, adjustable leg clamp levers for reliability and safety in the field and a floor-level spreader that aids leg-angle setting adjustment. The lowest leg section has twin spiked metal feet. The tripod can also be equipped with spiked feet shoes, different types of dollies, and two models of mid-level spreader.
K-TekThis next product provides no camera support, but just as sometimes you want to shoot a subject from directly overhead, sometimes you want to listen to them from directly overhead, too. If that's the case, audio boom poles are crucial. Like Henry Ford's early cars, the choice of color for boom poles was always somewhat limited. But in this age of personalization and branding efforts, new colored poles from K-Tek are just the ticket. (Some shooters may find they blend into backgrounds a little better, so this can offer real production value as well.)
The K-Tek Avalon Traveler (left) stores quickly for easy transportation and expands from a minimum length of just 20" (52cm) to a maximum reach of 6'7" (201cm). Telescoping sections lock together via K-Tek's proprietary "captive collett" coupling system for maximum holding power with minimum torque.
Available in blue and burgundy (and of course, standard black) anodized aluminum, this lightweight, six-section pole comes unwired, or factory-wired with a high-quality internal coiled cord and male XLR connector. Prices start at $210.
The Sentry CaseRelevant to any discussion of event video gear are the cases you use to transport your gear, and any discussion of the cases will address the safety features those cases offer to protect your equipment. Most event videographers have fallen prey to equipment theft at one time or another. Our work simply requires us to move around too much and too quickly to guard the gear we aren't taking with us at a given moment. Los Angeles videographer Lon Andre of CalVideo has attempted to address this issue with a patent-pending new product called the Sentry Case (left), which he debuted at WEVA Expo in August.
The Sentry Case is a sturdy polypropylene case designed expressly for transporting and protecting video gear, with a three-step security system. The system includes removable handles, which make the case awkward and cumbersome to move when the handles are off; a built-in 108dB alarm that sounds if the case's attached AC adapter is unplugged from an outlet; and a 10-foot steel cable that can be easily attached from a stationary object. If you position your Sentry Case in, say, the lobby of a hotel and remove the handles, plug in the alarm, and attach it to a plush lobby easy chair, a would-be thief would have to wrap his arms around the top of the case and haul away the case and the attached chair with the alarm blaring to get away with your gear.
In addition to its security features, the Sentry Case also features state-of-the-art sturdiness and easy transportability, with its polypropylene construction, telescopic handle, and large 3" wide-track heavy-duty wheels. Pricing starts at $500.
Lee Rickwood (leerickwood at goodmedia.com) is a media consultant and freelance writer.


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Envy 6 Sleekbook, a 15.6-incher - 1366 x 768
Not happy with the Ultrabook brand, or the notebook moniker? HP has a third: Sleekbook. What is a Sleekbook? It's an HP laptop that doesn't quite meet the specifications Intel has demanded any laptop vendor using its Ultrabook trademark must adhere to. HP Envy 6 Take HP's Envy 4, which comes with one of Intel's second- …
Indeed, nice looking product let down by a poor resolution display.
...another macbook air cosmetic copy...oh yay...
And the name "Envy"; is that what we - the buyers - are supposed to do, or what HP is actually doing?
1440x900 should be the minimum.
Why? Why??????!!!!!!!
What do they actually intend us to do with all these machines with 1366 x 768 displays???
They want you to get annoyed this summer then replace them next year by with a Windows 8 model boasting an acceptable display.
The crap screen res is the sole reason I keep looking at Apple's mac pro range instead, with their non-glare "hi res" screens.
They're only 1680 x 1050, but the software I use requires at least 1024 minimum height (and checks). :/
I'll be waiting to see the new Macbook Pro and Macbook Airs - if they have a higher resolution screen it will be a major plus point. This HP ultra book is basically like a Macbook Air 11" but bigger and heavier. I have friends that run Windows 7 on Mac hardware all day (i.e. do not even use OS X) and think a lot of people will as they want a good looking, durable, reliable machine.
Move along, nothing to see here.


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Quote:There are a few that come to mind.Micheal Jai White (Spawn, Kill Bill vol.2, Universal Solider 2). He holds a black belt in I think 6 different forms of Karate and he's built like a friggin truck.
Quote:Jackie Chan because he's still doing his own stunts and he's in his 50s.
Quote:And of course Bruce Lee. He comes to mind coz The martial arts was his life. In real life and the characters he played the line between actor and person was blurred.
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The whirlwind that is Tom Kelley was heading to San Francisco International Airport for "the ninth city in 10 days" on Oct. 23, another stop on the book tour for "Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All," which the long-time Menlo Park resident co-authored with brother David.
The two brothers are partners at IDEO, a global design and innovation firm noted for creating consumer products such as Apple's first mouse and the first stand-up, no-squeeze tube of toothpaste, as well as winning awards for innovations that have transformed business, government and health care.
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Reliever Jeremy Accardo hit the 30-save mark for the Blue Jays last season as he helped the club overcome a season-ending injury to regular closer B.J. Ryan. Originally a non-drafted free agent, Accardo once saved 28 contests in San Francisco's Minor League system but '07 proved to be his big league breakout year in his first full season with Toronto. He recently answered some questions from MLBPLAYERS.com:
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Accardo: The season was very good for me. Unfortunately, my opportunity to pitch in the closer's role came only as the result of an injury to B.J., which is never good. It's good to be able to get this stuff under my belt, however, and to learn from it so I can come back more experienced this spring.
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Accardo: At the time of the injury to B.J., I was floating around the bullpen, just chewing up innings. I put together a good streak and just ran with it.
MLBPLAYERS.com: How would you describe the mood of the bullpen when the news came that Ryan would be out for the season?
Accardo: Obviously everyone was a little down when B.J. went down with the injury. He's one of the best closers in the game. We didn't know who was going to be setting up or who was going to be closing games. It took a couple of weeks to figure it out.
MLBPLAYERS.com: You haven't been with the Toronto organization for very long. How important was the '07 season for you?
Accardo: I think it was very important for me to make a good impression. It was tough to keep my focus with the trade and trying to prove my worth to the team, but I think I handled it well. It was a big year for me. I wanted to show these guys that I could pitch at this level.
MLBPLAYERS.com: In facing the type of hitters you did face this season, what do you think you learned the most?
Accardo: I've learned a lot of lessons here and there from several players. The biggest thing for me was to get ahead in the count and stay down and away. Then the pressure is on the batter and you can pitch away.
MLBPLAYERS.com: Is the late-inning role one that you have come to relish?
Accardo: I love being in that late-inning situation. I'm just taking what I learn here and whatever else happens, happens. A lot of things can happen from now until next season, but I can definitely envision myself in an eighth inning role.
MLBPLAYERS.com: You have not been in pro baseball very long. Do you feel like your accomplishments in 2007 sort of opened some eyes around the game?
Accardo: Not being drafted kind of makes this whole season a little bit sweeter. I didn't pitch in college so I'm still kind of new to it. I'm pretty much learning as I go.
MLBPLAYERS.com: Why didn't you pitch in college?
Accardo: I was a shortstop in college, up until my junior year. I knew from then that my best opportunity to make it to the big leagues would be through pitching. I played shortstop as long as I could and, to be truthful, I miss it. But I would rather be here pitching than anywhere else playing shortstop.
MLBPLAYERS.com: Are you ready to field the shortstop position now if called upon in a pinch?
Accardo: It's kind of funny because Shaun Marcum and I played against each other in college -- both as shortstops.
Jeff Moeller is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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$68 is too much to spend on an IR thermometer, imo.Best IR gun?If it's a full sized gas deck, they'll probably cost you the most, but the lower conductivity of the fibrament allows for better balance at higher temps. The Whitacre Greer firebricks have even lower conductivity (better), but the small sizes of the bricks could make them trickier to work with.
$68 is too much to spend on an IR thermometer, imo.Best IR gun?What model is the Baker's Pride? Gas or electric?If it's a full sized gas deck, they'll probably cost you the most, but the lower conductivity of the fibrament allows for better balance at higher temps. The Whitacre Greer firebricks have even lower conductivity (better), but the small sizes of the bricks could make them trickier to work with.As far as the 550 peak temp goes, that's usually pretty flexible. Just swap out the thermostat with one that goes to 650.
I ask because I don't know...(and I see Scott 123 is on this page)If it's a commercial oven that operates at 550-ish - why wouldn't steel work for the floor there too? (depending on what you were trying to produce)Too conductive? Isn't at some point just a question of bake time and temperature?With all the chats about boscitti, and breakage, and low conductive ceramics,. etc. I'm almost sorry to ask - but wouldn't an oven with "the right properties" at a fixed temperature be good for NY pie?
Its a suppppperr old MO2T model its from 1977 I think. At least that's what it say's on the elements. Its a counter top model, the same size as the bakers pride p-18 model I think. Oh and it says it tops out at 700.
Actually, they are almost identical at ~0.69 W/m-K
Don, in most markets, gas is cheaper than electricity, so gas deck ovens are typically the norm. Gas decks have no broiler burners. There's one burner, and it's located under the hearth. They typically use a combination of metal deflectors and side wall channels to take the heat up and around the stones to bake the pizza from above, with levers that are supposed to adjust the amount of heat going to the top, but these attempts at redirection are only effective to a point. As you start ramping up the thermostat, eventually the stones start baking the bottom of the pizza far faster than you can get the top to bake. Pale tops/burnt bottoms. Steel accelerates bottom browning. In a typical gas oven that overfavors bottom browning at higher temps, steel would exacerbate the issue and burn the bottom of the pizza even faster. In these instances, the lower the conductivity the better. A lower conductivity stone allows you to run the oven hotter (faster top bake), while slowing down the transfer to the bottom of the pizza and achieving better balance.Now, in theory, if, say, you only had access to steel, it might be possible to ramp up the deflection enough in a gas deck to accommodate the extra conductivity of steel, but it would entail some pretty advanced thermodynamics kung fu, and a lot of work. In a bottom heat scenario, it's always better to have less conductivity in the stones.
Maybe we're interpreting this chart differently:http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=23596.0;attach=71260;imagebut I read it as W-G having a slightly lower average thermal conductivity.
I don't know what temp Fibrament tested their product at, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was something closer to 250C.
It would surprise me. In my experience, unless temperature is stated, thermal conductivity values tend to be measured at room temp more than not. If a specific application of a material requires temperature specific measurements, then those are provided next to the room temp values, but single conductivity values seem to favor application agnosticism. In other words, just because fibrament is utilized at higher temps, the odds that the company that tested fibrament's conductivity actually tested it at higher temps and provided only that value for that higher temp- those odds are quite minimal, imo.Until I see greater specificity in fibrament's numbers, I have no issue with perceiving their present figure at face value- .69 and also perceiving it as being greater than .65 (or even .62).
Tell me that when you wrote "The Whitacre Greer firebricks have even lower conductivity" that you knew the difference was only 0.04 W/m-K.
In the past, whenever a material had more than one value for conductivity, I had always quoted the lowest. Prior to today, I had been using .625 as the value for W-G, but when you brought up the topic, I, in an effort to avoid contention, met you in the middle, so to speak, and went with the 'average' rather than .625. That was in error. .625 was the number I had in mind when I said "WG firebricks have even lower conductivity," and I should have stuck to my guns. Thank you for helping me find some backbone in this regard Let the record show that when I said 'average,' I was erroneous. I consider, and have always considered W-G to have a conductivity of .625.Regardless of whether or not W-G bricks are .625 or .657, lower, even fractionally lower, is significant.
I see. You thought the difference was a whopping 0.06 W/m-K. And that is "significant?" (let alone 0.03) Are you sure about that? Have you done the math? Tested side by side? On what are you basing your assertion?


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Designs by anacskie
Ana C
Just recently lost my job. So I'm a stay at home mom to a very active 2 year old boy. I also started to sew again and sell my stuff at Etsy and the local Craft Shows. I recently started designing my fabrics using Photoshop & I love flowers. ^_^


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Dr. Glenn A. Olds, Springfield College's eighth president, wrote this letter to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on June 16, 1964. Dr. Olds thanks Dr. King and his wife for giving "such a stirring and splendid address" at the school's commencement ceremonies. He provides his phone number and writes that he hopes they can have "an opportunity for unhurried discussion." In 1964, Springfield College shared a moment in history often overlooked by historians with honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker Martin Luther King Jr. Despite significant pressure from prominent shareholders and benefactors of the College to not invite Martin Luther King to speak at Commencement, college President Glenn A. Olds, a minister and conscientious objector during World War II, refused to waver. When King was arrested the day before, Olds contacted law enforcement officials, telling them that if they continued to hold King, school officials would fly down to tape the commencement address, leaving St. Augustine to deal with the attendant publicity. Whether or not his intervention played a role, King was released on a nine hundred dollar bond Saturday afternoon. Met at the airport by Springfield College Economics Professor Robert Randolph, later the first black president of the Massachusetts State College System at Westfield State, King toured the campus, gave a press conference, and shared a brief luncheon with faculty and administration. On the day of commencement, Black Muslim protestors who felt King was too conciliatory and bomb-sniffing dogs greeted the graduating class.
June 16, 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
330 Auburn Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Dr. King:
This is just a note to thank you and your gracious lady for being with us at Commencement, and for bringing such a stirring and splendid address. I hope that you will feel as an honorary Alumnus now, you have joined a family of friends and colleagues that are deeply involved in the matters that concern you most.
I hope very much that you will call me in Washington before I leave my present assignment in helping Shriver put together the War on Poverty, and we can have an opportunity for an unhurried discussions. My phone number there as I may have told you, is Dupont 2-3051, or 52, and we are presently located at 1711 New York Avenue in the Old Emergency Hospital on the first floor.
Remember me kindly to your wife, and let me know when and if I can reciprocate in the splendid help that you gave us.
Glenn A. Olds
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