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From section 6.3 in the SRC owners manual: "however, after you terminate your call, some MP3 sources may not automatically continue but require manual re-activation."
From section 6.3 in the SRC owners manual: "however, after you terminate your call, some MP3 sources may not automatically continue but require manual re-activation."
When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
I tried tonight, having my iPod forget all it's network connections, and deleted the pairing-link for the SRC. I then recreated it. Did the same thing on my NAV-III.
Now - sometimes - as you said - about 15-20 seconds after the GPS goes silent the music comes back on. I'd say one out of 3 times (this is 100% better then before when it never came back..) On those instances I was watching the BT connection on the iPod for the SRC, and it tried a few times, then finally reconnected. Sometimes the music also restarted by itself, other times I had to restart it.
The WebBikeWorld article also mentioned using the BT button on the SRC (it's the "A" button - that's not in the manual ANYWHERE..) to trigger a reconnect, but it was apparent that the author was uncertain if this actually did anything... Maybe I'll try that next..
BTW - I updated the iPod to iOS 5.1.1.. the behavior didn't change. In a writeup for 5.1.1 it was claimed the BT menu had been moved forward in the menu hierarchy, but that's a lie - it's still buried 3 levels deep..
Thanks for the info on the Kokkia - If I feel rich I might try that next and just shut the iPod BT off.. best price I saw one for was around $50
LINK to WEBBIKEWORLD article on Firmware 3.0: http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcyc...ade-report.htm
UPDATE: After spending a lot of time playing with this combo (iPod-Touch G3 iOS 5.1.1, HTC Incredible-II Android phone, BMW Navigator-III) I understand why one of my riding companions with the SRC was still wearing his earphone/earplugs to listen to music. It simply doesn't work like it should.
Combinations I tried:
* iPod Touch G3 set for streaming music, linked to SRC
* HTC phone linked to the NAV-III
* Output from NAV-III sent to SRC
Results - this sometimes, but rarely worked. If the GPS is quiet - the music can stream from the iPod to the SRC. It seems to require an initial linking done from the iPod to the SRC. If the GPS decides it's time to make an announcement - the iPod BlueTooth is disconnected. Sometimes, after the GPS is quiet for 10-15 seconds, the iPod reconnects and play resumes. This is a sometimes - the more usual result is the iPod either switches to it's internal speakers, or it stops playing the music (pauses it) and never reconnects. Sometimes it reconnects after the music is paused, and to get it streaming again one must press the > play button on the iPod. The NAV-III isn't capable of passing through streaming music from the HTC phone (tried that - doesn't work.)
The controls on the SRC sometimes control the iPod Touch playback (FF, RW, next-track, last track) - but not always.
This is as close as it got to working.
* iPod out of the scene entirely
* HTC phone used for phone and streaming music - connected to the SRC
* NAV-III connected to the SRC (and not connected to the phone.)
Results - not good. The HTC phone happily does work as a phone, and does stream the music to the SRC, but once the GPS makes a peep - it's disconnected and doesn't auto-reconnect. The phone switches to playing the music (and using the phone functions) on it's internal speakers. Also interestingly - the SRC gets confused about what is what.. calling the HTC phone "GPS connected" and the NAV "Mobile Phone connected".. even removing all pairings from both the SRC and all devices doesn't cure this behavior.
This wasn't useable at all, which is a shame since the controls on the SRC do control the MP3 player in the phone quite well.
* iPod out of the scene
* HTC phone set to only stream music to a BT connection to the SRC (this is an option on the HTC BT setup for this connection.)
* NAV-III connected to the SRC
* HTC phone BT link to the NAV-III
This didn't work particularly well. Again the SRC got confused as to what is what (confusing the phone and GPS), and it simply disconnected things more or less at random. If the NAV-III was set to "autoconnect" it would connect/disconnect/connect/etc..etc..
If you read the WebBikeWorld article - it notes that Scala certified the iPod-Touch and a Garmin 660 as being a working combo. The article reports less then stellar results with the certified combo, and nothing else they tried worked as claimed. These were my results also.
Conclusions: If you're buying the SRC to listen to music, and receive phone calls, and listen to GPS instructions, you're going to be disappointed. I'd wait for the next software release. It does work for two of the three purposes - GPS instructions and phone calls (even though it seems to get confused as to which is which..)
My thought of buying a NAV-IV to use it's streaming music function was also dashed on the rocks of reality by the WebBikeWorld article. That didn't work well at all for them with a Garmin 660 (probably the Garmin firmware on the NAV-IV) so I see no reason it would work better on the NAV-IV.
It appears the SRC really isn't capable of handling two BT connections at the same time. It tries to do switching between the connections (enabling one, disabling the other) without good results. If the first scenerio was reliable, it would be the answer to my needs.. but as I noted, I now understand why my friend continues to use wired earplugs for music (which has the downside of not muting for the GPS instructions.)
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Don, from www.cardosystems.com/SRC I gather the SRC is a G4 in disguise. I will verify after I pick up my G9 tomorrow.
Re: MP3 Was fussing over buying a bluetooth dongle for iPod for $49. But, have a Zumo 550 with an extra 2GB card. Last night I put some MP3 files on both the system memory and on the SD card. All music seems to be there and should play over to the G9. Will confirm.
Web research says even 16GB cards (slow ones probably) will work on the 550. For $16, I can get one! That will hold all maps and all my music library. And, the 550 is hard wired so all day listening would be no problem. Will let you know how it all works out.
BTW - one complaint I saw in reviews about the Garmin 660 for streaming music was apparently every time it's selected the 660 decides it must reindex all the MP3 files, and if you have a lot of them (say 16GB worth, which I do..) it can take a LONG LONG time to do, effectively freezing up the 660 until it's done. Perhaps the 550 does it better..
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Don, I currently have less than 100 MP3 files loaded, just filling up the memories. If you look at Zumo forums, you will find a utility to put only 20 files in a folder. That is supposed to fix the problem. Since I have 11GB of music, I will be looking at that utility to avoid the delay.
We will see, hopefully tomorrow evening or Thursday.
Get it here: http://zumo.sidecar-interactive.com/ Please note I have not yet used this program.
Good forum here: http://www.zumoforums.com/index.php?topic=14023.0
Got back from a ride to the gym today (took the long route there, about 20 miles since the gym is within walking distance from my house.. but I digress) and tried something with the iPod/SRC/Navigator-III combo.
I tried connecting the iPod via BlueTooth to the SRC last, after the Navigator-III showed it connected to the SRC and after the NAV-III showed it connected to my phone.
I then sat on the bike playing with it a bit. I had music streaming from the iPod to the SRC. As expected - when I pressed any button on the GPS, the music immediately cut out and I heard whatever the GPS wanted me to (in this case "Butternut Road ahead...")
On the iPod the music app immediately paused playback, and the Bluetooth disconnected from the SRC.
When the GPS was done talking to me, I tried pressing what Schuberth calls the MP3 button on the helmet (it's Button-A, but that is nowhere in the manual that I could find, I found it in a Cardo manual..) One press, and as I watched the Music app restarted streaming, and the Bluetooth reconnected with the SRC and I had music in my ears again. Cool!
I tried this about a dozen times. It worked each and every time.
Go figure. Will report back after a ride tomorrow with a report on useage on the road..
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Got to try my G9 with Richard's SRC yesterday.
His iPhone would disconnect as you described. Have told him your tip. Hope it works for him.
My Zumo 550 streams the mp3 audio, but treats it as higher priority than intercom and won't let me trigger the intercom or get R's calls. Useless. But, Bluetooth audio is lower priority, so the new Nano w/Bluetooth should work...
I got to use it while riding today.. and in general, it worked well. The music would either start streaming all by itself after a GPS announcement (what I would expect would happen) or start if I held button A (MP3 button - found it on a diagram in the instructions) for the 2nd beep.
Only problems were - several times I managed a combo of button presses that sent the helmet off to neverland (despite being on..) Nothing beeped or responded. No GPS, no iPod.. The A and B buttons were doing a fast red/blue combined flash.. I suspect I got it into Intercom-Pairing mode somehow. It required shutting it down and restarting it (then doing the dance with all connections before the iPod connection) to get it working again.
I'm thinking a chart of the possible functions of each button and every combo of buttons would be useful. Right now the instructions are by desired function ("press A and B to do this.") I think a chart of "If you press A for 3 seconds while in standby mode - this happens" "If you press A for 6 seconds while in MP3 mode - this happens" would be a useful thing. I suspect it might be easier to remember that way (at least for me..) When I have time I might put one together.
Be interested in how it works out for your friend..
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Spring Lk Heights NJ NJ Shore BMW Riders
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That's a great Idea! If you or someone could whip one up nicely and have it for a copy and print here I for one would be much appreciating! Stick that user guide in the tank bag window.'m thinking a chart of the possible functions of each button and every combo of buttons would be useful. Right now the instructions are by desired function ("press A and B to do this.") I think a chart of "If you press A for 3 seconds while in standby mode - this happens" "
I just got the unit and find things like button location with gloves on hard to feel for and the FM receiver IMO is lousy with static. The speaker quality with MP3 is very good. Now I am just waiting for a call while riding or pair up with a like cardio user for the rest!
Tried Samsung SGH-369 phone and iPad to Zumo. Both must be too modern. Zumo shows screens temporarily saying Connected and Disconnected. They cycle endlessly.
Useless. At least I know it's not the G9 because it was not connected at the time of the experiment.
Have not heard back from Richard about button A reconnecting iPhone. Will advise.
I think it is...will try it in the car...
Deleted device info on Zumo and phone. Did a clean pairing, with phone visibility on this time. Got a good connection without the cycling messages on the GPS screen.
Also deleted all music from zumo before doing the pairing. Was not going to use it as it prevented me from using the intercom as described above.
Now, if Richard can use the A button trick, total success! After I get a bluetooth Nano, of course.
When I first did this in the car, with phone in hand, I noticed the phone asked for permission to connect audio to the GPS. Yes, said I and all was well.
Second time, phone was in my belt case, and thus, did not see the audio request. Connect / Disconnect was back, but when I uncased the phone and allowed audio, all was well.
Hope this might help someone...
I have no idea why this extra step is necessary, or even a good idea.
On mine 3 options show up:
- Connect
- Unpair
- Options
If you selection Options (or if I do..) I'm given the choice of:
- Connect - this should happen automatically, so this can stay unchecked.
- Profiles:
- Phone (use for phone audio)
- Media (use for media audio)
- Check off "Phone (user for phone audio)
In my case I didn't want it to stream media (NAV-III has no idea on media), so that's unchecked, but I did want it to use the connection for phone audio - so that's checked.
Mine then connects automatically (provided the automatic connection is enabled on the GPS..)
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Guys. I have the G-9 unit on my Schubert C3. I have it bluetoothed to my Samsung Galaxy SIII. I had the same problems others have stated - cannot hear phone conversations with earplugs in. So I replaced the speakers in the helmet with a plug that allows me to plug in earbuds. Mine is the Klipsch S4 unit, which is noise isolating. Great sound. The G9 unit comes with speakers permanently wired to it. But I found a lady in Arizona who takes the unit apart, removes the headphone wires, installs a jack on the unit, and puts a male jack on the speakers. Now I can choose to use either the speakers or the earbuds.
With the earbuds, you need an inline volume control as now the G9 is so loud you cannot get the volume low enough without a seperate control. She also sells the volume control which I plug into the G9. Then plug the earbuds into the volume control. Now I have no problems hearing phone or music. I play both MP3's from the phone and iHeart Radio from the internet with no problems.
I am now going to work on getting the Nav IV into the mix. I know that it does not have anywhere as nice mp3 player as the Samsung S3. So All I want from the GPS is voice instructions.
I'm also interested in getting a voice recorder tied in. I use the GoPro HD with remote. But I would like to be able to input voice into the video while I'm riding without always linking it directly to the video. It is a pain to seperate the video from the audio when mixing a movie. But the vox on my voice recorder keeps the recorder going all the time when a mic is placed in the helmet. I'm thinking I need a remote control for the voice recorder. But that is not what this thread is about.
Will let you all know how the Nav IV connection goes. If your interested in the earbuds conversion, drop me a line. It costs $48 for everything and she has fast turn around service.
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participants were asked to refrain from smoking the night before
their lab visits.
Several times during the sessions, researchers had each person
place their hands in a water bath kept just above freezing
temperatures. They measured how long it took study participants to
feel pain and then how long they were able to tolerate the pain
before they yanked their hand out of the water. Participants also
answered questions about how intensely they felt the pain during
the experiments and how high they felt.
When researchers tallied their data, they found that both the
smoked drug and the pill were about equally effective at
controlling pain.
After smoking the strongest cigarettes or taking the highest
strength of the pill, it took people an average of about 12 to 13
seconds longer to report feeling pain from the cold water compared
to when they took the placebos. Both forms of the drug also
significantly increased pain tolerance, the amount of time a person
was able to stand the pain before they pulled their hand out of the
cold water.
Additionally, study participants reported that their pain was
decreased after they smoked either strength of marijuana cigarette
and after they took the highest strength of the dronabinol
The biggest differences between the puffs and the pills had to
do with how long it took the drug to work and how high people felt
after they used it.
Researchers found that pain relief peaked about 15 minutes after
people smoked the marijuana and wore off relatively quickly. The
pills took longer to work, but the pain relief lasted three to four
Participants also reported feeling much higher after smoking the
drug compared to when they swallowed it. The feeling of being high
usually outlasted any pain relief.
"If you think about it, if you're someone who's dealing with chronic pain, you're going to have to be smoking several times a day, and for a lot of people that would not be feasible," said study author Ziva Cooper, an assistant professor of clinical neurobiology at Columbia University, in New York City.
Cooper also noted that swallowing a pill might be a safer way to
take the drug than smoking it. There's some concern, though scant
evidence, that smoking marijuana might increase the risk for lung
Dr. Gary Reisfield, an assistant professor of addiction medicine
and chief of pain management services at the University of Florida
College of Medicine, in Gainesville, praised the study for being
"well-conceived and meticulously designed."
He said the research should help doctors and patients better
understand how to use the drug.
"Smoked cannabis works faster, but oral THC works longer. For the management of chronic pain and other symptoms, the duration of action is often more important than the rapidity of onset. It is more convenient, and often more desirable, to administer a medication two or three times daily rather [than] every two or three hours," said Reisfield, who was not involved in the research.
When it comes to price, it costs somewhat more to swallow
average doses of the drug than to smoke it, according to
ProCon.org. At an average dose of two joints a day, it costs about
$514 a month to smoke marijuana. The usual dose of dronabinol,
which is the generic form of the drug Marinol, costs about $678 a
But dronabinol is often covered by insurance, so an insured
patient would pay far less, between $15 and $30 each month for
their prescription.
The study was published April 22 in the journal
More information
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So, we know this is a popular item, as we heard a ton of interest over the holidays. And, in celebration of 15,000 fans on Facebook, we have decided to give one away!
The Soda Stream (for those of you who haven't heard about it) is essentially a beverage carbonating system, so you can turn your average water into a carbonated fruit juice, soda, or other sparkling drink.
The machine comes with a bottle to keep your beverage in (some come with 2 bottles as a bonus as shown in the photo above). There is also a machine stand and "carbonator" – which makes your drinks fizzy. A great benefit is you don't have to worry about lugging cases of sodas to and from the supermarket, and the Soda Stream is a great value! Just use water from your tap or purification system to fill up the bottle, carbonate, and add a flavor pack to enjoy. It literally only takes a few seconds and the flavors you add are made without high-fructose corn syrup or aspartame. There are so many different flavors – you can have fun experimenting. Some of the flavors include: Diet Lemon-Lime, Diet Dr. Pete, Diet Cola, Fountain Mist, Orange, Root Beer, Grapefruit and Diet Cranberry Raspberry, among others. The best part? All the drinks taste like your regular juices and soda – just healthier!
As part of the giveaway, we figured it'd only be fair to try it first before recommending to you. When the Soda Stream arrived, I was so excited to open it. It came in a small box and was easy to put together. They provided us with some extra goodies, as you can see below.
I was confused at first because I didn't see any batteries or cords, but realized once the "carbonator" bottle is inserted into the machine stand, that's all you need. So no plugs, cords, or batteries to replace – you can put this anywhere you want in the kitchen! The carbonator is reusable and fills up to 150 bottles.
One of the biggest reasons this item is flying off the shelves is because this item is Earth-Friendly. Because you don't have tons of bottles or cans from buying sodas and juices at the store, you don't have to worry about storing in your cabinet or fridge. You also don't have to buy multiple different juices to make everyone in the family happy – each person can have their very own beverage without having entire liters of soda or juice go to waste. On the back of the box, the company states that you also save energy wasted by transporting the billions of gallons of soda every day (they have a great promotion video on the homepage of their site as well which demonstrates this idea further).
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ArtsWatch: Global Poll Finds Internet Access Broadly Perceived As Basic Human Right
The Recording Academy actively represents the music community on such issues as intellectual property rights, music piracy, archiving and preservation, and censorship concerns. In pursuing its commitment to addressing these and other issues, The Recording Academy undertakes a variety of national initiatives. ArtsWatch is a key part of an agenda aimed at raising public awareness of and support for the rights of artists. To become more involved, visit Advocacy Action @ GRAMMY.com and sign up for Advocacy Action E-lerts.
BBC World Service launched its season of "SuperPower" worldwide coverage of the Internet on March 8 (link) timed with the release of a poll conducted by GlobeScan surveying close to 28,000 adults in 26 countries, with Internet users comprising about half of the respondents. Summarizing the results, GlobeScan Chairman Doug Miller said, "Despite worries about privacy and fraud, people around the world see access to the Internet as their fundamental right. They think the Web is a force for good, and most don't want governments to regulate it." (link) Among other questions, respondents were asked whether they agreed with the statements "Access to the Internet should be a fundamental right of all people" and "The Internet should never be regulated by any level of government anywhere." Almost four in five surveyed agreed with the "fundamental right" statement — even among those who don't use the Internet, support for it was 71 percent. Over half of Internet users opposed any government regulation. These attitudes are bad news for the antipiracy enforcement strategy that would deprive copyright infringers of their Internet access — the appeal of that approach was its technological practicality, but its political practicality might be doomed.
On March 10 European Parliament decisively opposed the secrecy of international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations, the "three strikes" approach to antipiracy enforcement, and any disconnection of Internet access that is not reviewed by a court. (link) The vote tally on applicable resolutions was 633 in favor, 13 opposed, and 16 abstaining — more than 95 percent support. Consumer advocates have taken these positions for years, but this pan-European governmental endorsement of their perspective is noteworthy. (link) For example, one of the enumerated ACTA resolutions "deplores the calculated choice of the parties not to negotiate through well-established international bodies, such as WIPO and WTO, which have established frameworks for public information and consultation." Another resolution emphasizes that Europe already recognizes privacy and data protection as fundamental rights. This opposition could stalemate efforts to include Europe in tougher international antipiracy strategies. In addition, consumer advocates and Internet service providers will undoubtedly build on this "win" to advance their points of view.
In Britain, amendments to the Digital Economy Bill are sparking lively debates as various efforts to include antipiracy language are attacked. For example, legislators withdrew a "three strikes" approach and substituted a proposal that ISPs should block some offending Web sites. This provoked cries of censorship and warnings that Web locker services would be victimized. Writing in The Guardian on March 4, author and consumer advocate Cory Doctorow said, "The reason Web lockers are used for piracy is that they support privacy. A call to end Web lockers is really a call to eliminate the public's ability to exchange personal information out of sight of the wide world." (link) On March 9 the Financial Times published a letter opposed to blocking Web sites from 18 signatories including Internet executives, legislators, academics, and consumer advocates warning of harm to Britain's reputation and abuse of non-judicial requests to block sites, as well as complaining of the lack of public consultation. The letter said, "blocking access as envisaged by this clause would both widely disrupt the Internet in the UK and elsewhere and threaten freedom of speech and the open Internet, without reducing copyright infringement as intended." (link) The following day, recording industry association BPI emphasized that ISPs could request court review in every case and that the proposed approach responded to suggestions that enforcement should focus on commercial piracy instead of consumers. (link)
Copyright Alliance Executive Director Patrick Ross explored the negative impact seven words could have on U.S. copyright law in a March 10 blog post. (link) The seven words "incidental, non-consumptive, or both noncommercial and personal" are drawn from Public Knowledge's Copyright Reform Act proposal to make U.S. fair use law more consumer-friendly. Additional CRA proposals from the advocacy group are anticipated. (link)
On March 9 Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and David Wu (D-Ore.) announced the formation of the bipartisan Global Internet Freedom Caucus to further the passage of anti-censorship legislation similar to bills both have separately introduced. Rep. Wu said, "While the spread of digital media technology is a tremendous force for good, it also faces a number of threats from those who seek to control information, quell dissent and censor non-violent free expression." (link) Rep. Smith said, "We see that every time a repressive regime cracks down, Internet censoring, blocking and surveillance is one of the most powerful weapons in its armory." (link)


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Summer isn't hot without some neons to light up the night! We've taken a few of our favorite items to DIY with, and given a pair of white jean shorts the neon treatment. These shorts are perfect for a pool party, or a fun night out. This DIY would also look awesome with a black pair of jeans for a high-contrast look. What You'll Need:
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10mm x 15mm Sew-On Neon Plastic Spikes
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7mm Flat Square Hf Nailheads
6mm Hf Octagon Rhinestone Stud
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Several local health professionals, educators and law enforcement agencies will provide informational workshops for parents as part of Russellville School District's third Parent Institute, scheduled for Nov. 19.
Margie Smith, coordinator of the Institute, said the event is an informational conference for parents of children of all ages. She said the Institute will feature two workshop sessions, with several workshop options to choose from, as well as a keynote address from Joyce Divinyi.
Divinyi is a psychotherapist, author and lecturer who is a licensed professional counselor and a national certified counselor.
The 10 workshops will cover a variety of topics and will feature several local presenters. Smith said she hopes parents will find the topics relevant and the workshops beneficial.
"As parents, we need to show our children that school is important," Smith said. "We can do that by attending events at our school with our children. But so many times those events are in the evenings, and parents who work second or third shifts may not be able to attend those.
"We hope this will provide something for those parents to come to, to show their children that it's important to set aside time for school and for learning."
The workshops for this year's Institute for the first session include:
n "Is this Adolescence or Is It a Real Crisis?" - Youth suicide is a real crisis. It is a silent epidemic among young people ages 15-19 and college students.
This session will identify the warning signs and educate parents through awareness. Current statistics, common myths and resources will be discussed. Donna Monk with Pinnacle Hospital and the Jason Foundation, Inc. will be the guest presenter.
Monk is the Arkansas State Director for the Jason Foundation. She is a licensed social worker dedicated to the awareness and prevention of suicide among Arkansas youth. She has worked in behavioral health services for nine years. She is a member of the Arkansas Suicide Prevention Coalition.
n "Oral Health" - Judy Moore, dental hygienist, will present this workshop that will cover information to help parents better understand issues concerning care of children's teeth and how tooth care affects our overall health.
n "Alcohol, Drugs and Your Kids: What are the Legal Consequences in the state of Arkansas?" - This workshop will cover why parents need to be concerned about alcohol and drugs from a developmental standpoint. Presenters will be James Coutts and Carol Amundson Lee. Coutts is a local attorney with 13 years experience as the JD Deputy Prosecutor for the Pope County Juvenile Court. Lee is the director of the Russellville School District's Grant to Reduce Alcohol Abuse.
n "Bullying" - Presenter will be Teresa Bloodman, a licensed attorney in Arkansas and the Eastern and Western Courts of Arkansas. This session will focus on developing a better understanding of what bullying is, both as phsycial intimidation or psychological intimidation. The bully, the victim and the bystander will be defined.
Bloodman has experience as a criminal defense attorney, college instructor, elementary principal and a classroom teacher. She is a certified law enforcement instructor and a certified R.A.D. instructor and conducts anti-bullying workshops nationally for students, parents, teachers and school resource officers.
n "Plan for College Costs" - Chuck Gordon of A.G. Edwards Co. will present a workshop for parents concerning how to plan for the costs associated with college.
Workshops that will be offered during the second session include:
n "What is Meth?" - This workshop will deal with issues that will assist parents in obtaining a better understanding of the growing problem faced by our community and nation with methamphetamine. Information will be offered in dealing with this addiction and how to identify signs. Presenter will be Pope County Sheriff Jay Winters.
n "Internet Safety" - This session will focus on ways to help parents become aware of trends and issues of concern to keep children safe. Topics covered will include MSN Messenger, AOL Messenger, ICQ and blogs. This workshop will be especially beneficial to parents who are unaware of these programs and their child's personal profile. Presenters will include Russellville Police Department personnel.
n "Literacy Success in Grades 5-8 and Why it is Important" - Russellville School District teacher Brenda Tash, a popular presenter, will present information concerning awareness, expectations and parent responsibility to increase success in their students. This workshop will include a question-and-answer time.
n "ATVs and Safety" - Dr. Mary Aitkens will present an overview of all-terrain vehicle injuries and the problems related to them in Arkansas and for the Arkansas River Valley. It will include information on programs that are being developed about this topic. Aitkens is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Arkansas Children's Hospital and College of Medicine.
n "Good and Bad Cholesterol: What we Should Know" - Nurse Practitioner Lisa Ivy with Dr. Andy Henry's office will present current data and statistics to assist parents with purchasing groceries and preparing meals for our families. Ivy will offer timely and useful information to all attendees.
The workshop, "Alcohol, Drugs and Your Kids," will also be offered again during the second session.
The Parent Institute is sponsored by the Russellville School District, Junior Auxiliary of Russellville, Allstate Insurance-Mike Jayroe and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center.


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Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. In this case the surname Farnhen was originally derived from the Old English words fearn + hamm which means a fern-covered homestead or property.
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England in the following counties or shires: Dorset, Essex, North Yorkshire, Suffolk, and Surrey. Farnham Common and Farnham Royal are located in Buckinghamshire. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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The name has numerous listings in the Domesday Book with various spellings that were in use at the time: Fernham, Dorset; Phernham Essex; Fareham North Yorkshire; Farnham, Suffolk; and Fernham Surrey. Farnham Royal was listed as Fernham Riall. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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With Democrats mostly extolling the polling
Republicans argue it's biased or skewed;
They're both showing near-universal commercials—
In swing states, the voters count thousands they've viewed!
This week marks the start of debating; we're waiting
To see when the last "undecideds" might choose;
The very last moment, they "abracadabra!"
And magically say who will win; who will lose.
Though some leave predictions to mystics, statistics
Quite strongly, right now, lean the Democrats' way;
That doesn't stop Romney and Ryan from tryin'
(Their plans, true to form, they're refusing to say)
The details we know are, at present, unpleasant—
And both sides have ads that they hope will appall…
With only mere weeks till the voting, I'm noting
Increasing desire to be rid of it all!


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The Russellville City Council agreed during Thursday night's regular meeting to not make any decisions on steps one and two of Alderman Randal Crouch's proposed salary plan.
Aldermen plan to visit the issue in more detail when the city's 2006 budget process begins next month.
Consideration of an ordinance to amend the personnel policy procedure handbook relating to the overtime policy failed. Four aldermen were in favor and three opposed, but five votes were required for passage. Aldermen Ronnie Tripp, Phil Carruth and Faye Abernathy opposed. Rick Harrell was absent.
Consideration of an ordinance for dilapidate structures failed. Again, only four aldermen were in favor of the ordinance. Abernathy and Aldermen Cliff Kircnher and Tyrone Williamson opposed.
The council unanimously approved a public hearing and ordinance to vacate West Third Place right-of-way lying north of lots 1-6, Block 11, south of lots 7-12, Block 10, west of South Vancouver Avenue and east of South Waco Avenue in the Madison White Addition Submitted by Bryan and Teresa Enyart and Kevin and April Willis.
The council unanimously passed an ordinance to rezone property presently R-2 to planning unit development (PUD) District to construct apartments for individual sale of property located on North Cumberland submitted by Bruce Carothers on behalf of Thornsberry, Carothers & Payne.
It was briefly discussed to pass an ordinance establishing a zoning district and rezoning for the U.S. Corp of Engineers flowage easement. During the Aug. 18 meeting, the council will revisit the issue.
An ordinance passed unanimously to approve the Final Plat/Russellville East Industrial Park, Phase IV, located on North Elmira Avenue. The plan was submitted by Steve Malley, Jr., P.E. of Mallet Engineering Services.
The following appropriations were unanimously approved:
n $1,300 from the general fund for computer maintenance equipment to fund the main server replacement for City Hall;
n $240 from the street fund in salaries to fund an increase in education pay;
n $5,327.86 from the waste reduction fund to pay for activities through Aug. 31 and appropriate unused funds;
n $400 in travel/training from the general fund to receipt training revenues for classes and to fund the expenses associated with those classes;
n $9,122.78 in lieu of tax from the general fund to receipt 2003 in lieu of tax from Dow Chemical and disbursement to various entities per 2003 millage rate.


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All the quotes that people have posted are great, but I think the question of how to make dharma centers friendlier begs for more "solution-oriented" suggestions.
purplelotus wrote:I just feel that we are going slightly off track with this topic. There is a real need for Dharma Centres and what appears to be an institutionalised coldness and lack of caring and concern is an important point. It puts people off the Dharma and it is also a bit weird for a religion that stresses love and compassion. One is left with the impression that to become a Buddhist you have to be some mindless robot and advancing in ones practise means you become oblivious to the needs and concerns of others because of one's lofty attainments.
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May 13, 2009
At 23, You're Still Wayyy Younger Than Me: Happy Birthday #RPattz!
P.P.S. You can follow my nonsense on Twitter, but I don't always remember to tweet my blog posts and sometimes I just write crap.
Pic from Radaronline.
32 comments:
Wow,he is a baby! I'm almost 10 years older than him. I feel kinda pervy.ReplyDelete
Me too, Stacey. Me too...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 5:42 AM
jejeje happy birthday robReplyDelete
Happy, happy Berfday Rob! MUAH!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 5:51 AM
I don't care. Call me Cougar. Happy Birthday, Rob! Mwazzies all over.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 5:52 AM
Happy Birthday Rob! Love your site TCA!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 6:23 AM
Happy Birthday Hotness. I'm 14 yrs older. I'm w/ the others call me a cougar. Men do it all the time! thank you TCA for enabling my Twi crack addiction!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 7:00 AM
Oh crap...I could have given birth to this boy. But who the eff cares?ReplyDelete
Yay! Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Rob!!! xxxxReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 9:15 AM
Happy B day ROB!!!ReplyDelete
hes 23 im 24, im not a cougar!! no? yes?
comon its jsut 1 year :)
- fotosuzMay 13, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Happy Birthday Rob, you're beautiful! From a huge fan, could call me a Robcat I guess!!!ReplyDelete
Happy 13th of May Rob!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 11:20 AM
NUEVA PELICULA PARA ROB A FIN DE ESTE AÑO (LO VAN A LIQUIDAR)ReplyDelete
Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson will star in the period drama "Unbound Captives,
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Happy B-day Robbie!ReplyDelete
Only two years apart thats not to bad right?? in 6 months it will be 3 again though...
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Happy BDay Rob.ReplyDelete
He is almost exactly 10 years younger than me. I'm only old enough to be his older sisters hot friend, so it's all good! Heehee
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Happy Birthday, Rob!! I am also 14 years older....COUGARS, ALL THE WAY!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Well I'm ...ahem... a few more than 14 years older, and he's got my full attention in the hotness department! Call me a Cougar, but getting older doesn't mean you lack taste! LOL. Happy Birthday Rob!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday RP. I am 15 years older, but who cares about age. It's all irrelevant in the end. He's still easy on the eyes and has a great talent, that just keeps getting better!! I wish he would sing and play more music love his voice:))ReplyDelete
Me three Stacey & TCA: I'm ten years older ;)ReplyDelete
Happy happy birthday Rob!
Oh Rob, Rob, Rob.....Happy Birthday my pretend lover! 9 years isn't that much of a differnce is it? Women all over the world are partying with you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 13, 2009 at 2:02 PM
I'm jumping on the 15 years older bandwagon here. Hey a girl can dream right?? happy Birthday Rob! I absolutely adore you.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Rob! Hope its a great one. Its nice toReplyDelete
celebrate another May birthday. Mine is on Sunday but I'll
be 28. Enjoy 23 it was a good year for me.
Sigh. So young. So hot. I guess I'm jumping on the cougar bandwagon... lol.ReplyDelete
Happy bathday I mean birthday Rob!! Said with love of course. haha Don't forget to call your mum!ReplyDelete
The Couger bandwagon is a happy, happy place @JJ--and getting quite crowded I might add. So, so, so young...all the longer for us to admire him I suppose.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday RPatz!=D (and I thought vampires don't age...;P) wish you the best of all luck and that your actor-career will keep on rolling as good as right now!=)ReplyDelete
[I would say 23 is a good age cause I'm only turning 21 lol]
I am 15 years older.... but that means nothing... he is adorable!ReplyDelete
- want2BinforksMay 13, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Cougars rule!! 14 yrs does not matter when you are that hot!!! (Him, not me!) What I wouldn't give to be single and 14 yrs younger. I would be all over Vancouver and Italy :) SIGH.ReplyDelete
- Sarah (L)May 14, 2009 at 2:34 AM
HAPPY birthday my hotttie jee ure just 5 years elder than me.. psshh! but.. WHO CARES u will still forever and ever remain my #1 guilty pleasure hope u have a BLAST today! muahReplyDelete
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p.s- cougars all the way! :P
- BobinaMay 14, 2009 at 5:13 AM
(song in the background as I am adding another layer of lipstick in the shade of "cougar") 'looking for some hot stuff baby this evening' Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
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One night after Joe Girardi was criticized for making too many decisions during a Yankee loss, he sat back and watched as the only decision he had to make paid off marvelously.
CC Sabathia, who Girardi chose to start on three days rest, dominated the Angels over eight innings and put to rest any of the fears that cropped up when they lost in 11 innings on Monday. He struck out five, allowed seven baserunners and generally controlled the entire game when he was on the mound in the kind of superlative pitching performance that the Yankees haven't had in many, many years. It was precisely the kind of performance the Yankees dreamed of seeing when they signed Sabathia during the winter, and precisely the kind of performance that makes a pitcher an ace.
Sabathia was so good, in fact, that he may have pulled off the most difficult trick of all: Sabathia could take votes away from Alex Rodriguez when it comes time to decide an ALCS MVP.
It's unlikely he, or anyone else, could do enough to wrest the hardware away from Rodriguez, though. Just as Sabathia has done exactly what was expected of him when he donned pinstripes, so has A-Rod fulfilled every expectation of what a star hitter is supposed to do in the postseason. It may have taken him six seasons to make full use of his talents, but the way he's playing makes it hard to remember just why he was so reviled before this year's postseason got underway.
Rodriguez blasted his fifth home run of October in the 5th inning, That puts him one behind Bernie Williams on the franchise list for one postseason run, but, believe it or not, it was A-Rod's feet that made the biggest play of the game for the Yankee offense. He scored from third on a Robinson Cano grounder to second, a play that snapped the Yankees' cold string at the plate with runners in scoring position. It was far from a sure thing, but Rodriguez broke on contact and beat a high throw to the plate to score the first Yankee run in the fourth inning.
Melky Cabrera singled with the bases loaded two batters later and, suddenly, the Yankee offense was back to life. Some boneheaded baserunning (and questionable umpiring) kept them from piling on even more runs, but they led by five following Rodriguez's homer. It turned out to be a lot more than Sabathia would need to pick up his second win of the series and leave the Yankess in a position to do no worse than go home needing one win in two games to advance to the World Series.
Sabathia and Rodriguez, Rodriguez and Sabathia. The game of baseball can be pretty easy sometimes.
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Why is the BMW style plug better than the normal 'American' style outlet. Or is it? I need to either buy BMW style male ends for my stuff or put different outlets on the bike.
Why is the BMW style plug better than the normal 'American' style outlet. Or is it? I need to either buy BMW style male ends for my stuff or put different outlets on the bike.
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I do not know if they are better but the North American style power outlet is more versatile as you can plug in a gps or a cell phone charger or other items. And it costs less. If you feel like it you could install both. On my scooter there is a north American style outlet in the glove box but it is not accessible to use while riding unless you are charging a phone. I am installing an additional outlet on the dash somewhere soon that can be used all the time.
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The "BMW" style plug has been in use in Europe since at least the 1950s. It isn't just a BMW thing.
I happen to prefer it. The connections are more secure. A European plug wiggling loose is much less common than the same thing with the US style cigarette lighter plug. The old fashioned lighter sockets were far better than the cheap substitutes we no find too.
On many applications I also prefer the SAE two-pole trailer connectors. I have more than one of these on each bike - use them for GPS and other connections. I use them for my heated jacket too, and all of my several battery chargers have two pole plugs.
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"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
I believe their called DIN plugs very common in other parts of the world, as Paul says they are a more secure plug
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I got this BMW->battery charger plug from Battery Mart when I purchased my latest battery: http://batteries.batterymart.com/sea...rcycle+adapter
Very easy to hook up my bike to a battery tender charger.
There's a similar discussion going on over at bmwlt.com too! It seems it's a more reliable connection than our cigarette lighter style, are pretty much the standard in Europe where we all know our bikes are made, are also used in Australia. Blah...blah. They're also used on John Deere tractors!
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You have to look at the history of the things. In Europe the DIN socket was designed to be used as an electrical connection. In the U.S. cars had cigarette lighters used for lighting cigarettes and cigars, and for burning fingers of inquisitive little kids.
Somewhere along the line somebody decided that the unused lighter could be tossed in the glove box, and the socket could be used to power things like really bright torch lights and little air pumps. Soon lots of 12v applications evolved for the lowly lighter socket.
Later, sockets with just a little metal center and without the grabber contacts for a lighter became pretty common.
Through all of this nobody really made the U.S. style socket as secure and slip-proof as the European DIN connectors. The US sockets rely on the center pin staying in contact, while the DIN connectors have two parallel contacts that grab and hold the center contact.
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
The difference does not start there, it begins there. The use of metric measurements is another difference, something the rest of the civilized world does (including the American scientific community - and interestingly enough the gangland dudes that use 9 mms.)
The plug is widely used in Europe.
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I have never had a "BMW" plug fail. I can't say the same for the cigarette lighter type plugs. I have also never had an SAE connector fail.
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The BMW DIN socket does fail (corrosion and lack of contact).
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The Powerlet (BMW style) plug is designed and manufactured to specific standards and tolerances published by the International Standards Organization (ISO). As I understand it, there is no controlling standard for the US cigar lighter power outlet and while they are all close to one another, there are actually variations in design and size. Due to the ISO uniformity and design, Powerlet plugs stay tighter, make better connections, have less tendency to vibrate loose and are more water resistant. And that is the answer to "Why".
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Firstly, great tutorials. I have been trying to make a break into C++ programming for a while, but couldn't make the intellectual leap from my old (very old) Sinclair Spectrum Basic programming to C++. Very impressed.
Ok, what I am trying to map out is how I would resolve the following quandry. Currently, I have no code written, and am trying to understand the process of what needs to happen before I get in there with my coding chainsaw.
What I need to do is make a dice rolling program with a difference. Let's call the two sides A and B. The Dice themselves can be 6, 8, 10 or 12 sided, and there can be between 3 and 5 dice rolled, depending on defined starting criteria (I have that part worked out, I think). The issue I am having is how to have the code then sort the results, highest A roll vs highest B roll. 2nd highest A roll vs 2nd highest B roll, etc.
If, as an example, A rolls 3 10 7 6 and B rolls 8 1 6 8 4, I would want the code to compare A's 10 with B's 8, then A's 7 with B's 8, then A's 6 with B's 6....etc.
This is for a board game that I play, and writing a battle resolution program seems like a good idea
I'm not asking for the code, as there is an intellectual challenge in writing it, but I really need help in formulating how I would attack getting the code to sort the rolls into highest-to-lowest so that I can compare them, presumably by assigning the results as variables that I can directly compare with (if).
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) in which bicycle friendliness is evaluated. The League's policy is to promote equal legal status and equal treatment of cyclists in traffic law. All US states must adopt fair, equitable and uniform traffic laws, that are "vehicle-neutral" to the greatest extent possible. Cyclists' ability to access to all destinations must be protected. State and local laws that discriminate against cyclists, or restrict their right to travel, or reduce their relative safety, must be repealed.
Discriminatory laws are on the books in most states that apply only to cyclists
and to no other vehicles
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slow vehicles.
Other discriminatory laws that apply only to cyclists and no other slow vehicles include mandatory sidepath laws (13 states have this), mandatory shoulder use laws (5 states), mandatory bike lane laws (5 states, including California), and far to the right laws that apply only to cyclists (41 states, including California).
What do you think? Are "Far to the Right" laws discriminatory and should they be repealed?
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Yes. Not just due to discrimination but because the laws are contrary to social interest. It is in the interest of society to encourage cycling and reduce driving. So if cyclists are slowing drivers down, then good. Fast automobiles are not good for society, witness the # of deaths per year due to automobile crashes and collisions.
Why do we need to move 2 extra tons around with each person? It is an insane multiplier, we are moving 2100% of a persons mass when we drive a car(assuming a 200lb person). SUVs and trucks are much worse. I don't get it.
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Robert Hurst, author of the excellent "Art of Urban Cycling" makes an interesting point: that making cyclists truly "equal" is actually a step backward.
Smart, careful cyclists can more or less do anything they want and go anywhere they want and most of the time there are no consequences.
This has been my own experience. I've never once been hassled by police for taking up lanes anywhere I've ever ridden. I think at this point most civilians and cops are at least used to the idea of bikes in the lanes.
Note, also, that I've lived on the left coast all my life, so my perceptions are biased.
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Does anyone know if Bicycle Friendly City criteria include "equality" of facilities distribution?
This discussion seems like it will parallel ones about affirmative action when it comes to race and gender.
What if we removed the laws about turning right or left in front of a bicyclist (as in Chicago) because it was not "vehicle neutral"? Then, bicyclists would be put back in harm's way (assuming the law is shown effective in the years after passage).
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"So if cyclists are slowing drivers down, then good. Fast automobiles are not good for society, witness the # of deaths per year due to automobile crashes and collisions."
So when my wife is dying as I drive her to the hospital, I should have no problem with a guy taking a recreational ride blocking the lane, forcing me to go 12 mph?
Look, I bike to work every day. I know the benefits of cycling/more people cycling. But to say that all cars should travel at the speed of a bicycle is just completely asinine.
I agree with Doug, quoting Robert Hurst. For the most part simply being smart and choosing when to take the lane, you'll be fine. Yes, you may get harassed now and then, but you get harassed for driving a car correctly sometimes too.
Life is not a sunlit ride down a fully protected bike lane. Get over it.
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Equality is tricky, since bicycles are not equal to motor vehicles with more than two wheels when it comes to speed, acceleration, security on slippery pavement, protection from the weather and the ability to power large amounts of night-time illumination using normal systems of the vehicle.
Yes, cars and trucks slide on slick stuff, but they don't fall down as readily as bikes. Yes, in traffic a bike can make much better time than a car. Things get dangerous when the motorists can use their size, speed and acceleration to maneuver in ways that endanger lower-powered road users.
We use ridiculously large, powerful vehicles to get around because it was easy and relatively cheap. We stick with it out of addiction and habit. Those will be hard to change.
Doug (and Robert Hurst) are right: unequal but relatively unnoticed, cyclists can take advantage of many more of their strengths than if any legislative body tries to delineate those strengths and set standards for their legal use. This freedom isn't free: we have to find and utilize our own safe zones from among the hodgepodge of facilities and laws that do exist. For that matter, the freedom of cycling carries its price in our exposure to harm and weather, and our need to exert to make the machine carry us.
I yearn for Biketopia, but I acknowledge how difficult it will be to institute it.
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Doug alludes to the history of why some of these bike only laws exist. Even before autos were common on the roads, there were attempts to ban bikes completely from public rights of way. These laws were part of the compromise to allow bikes to use the road. The argument of those who want to repeal bike-only laws is that these laws encourage and legitimize official harassment of cyclists who want to get around.
9 states and the District of Columbia don't have Far to the Right laws, and I don't know that bicycling is substantially worse (or traffic unnecessarily impeded in a worse fashion) than in the other 41 states.
@Tony: For everybody under 44 years old, an auto accident is one of the most likely causes of death, and speed is usually a contributing factor. If you're driving your wife to the hospital, it's probably other cars on the road, red lights and so forth that will impede your way more than any bicyclist. Also, the slow moving vehicle law in every state still applies -- cyclists must still right as far right as practicable. The LAB position is that bicycle-only FTR laws are redundant and unnecessarily discriminatory.
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@Tony Also I wouldn't recommend anyone driving a dying person to the hospital. An ambulance can get them there faster, know which hospital would be able to take them, plus it has life support equipment and personnel on-board to treat them on the way.
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Seconds ago I had a long drawn out comment with 47 sub points on why it's confusing to have "ride to the right" as a law. I think it boils down to this question.
Under what circumstances do we see someone getting a ticket for not riding far enough right?
I classify "ride to the right" as a good, general bike safety tip.
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This post has obviously raised many interesting points. many readers recognise that cars are wasteful, and primarily used out of habit here in the States.
We just did a piece on how car-culture affects health. Patti offers a European perspective, including the integration of bicycles into a daily routine. check it out: http://speakhealth.org/can-you-stay-fit-in-a-car-culture/
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A lot of people here have probably heard of it but here is some background.
The Raspberry Pi is a cool little computer (http://www.raspberrypi.org) it is cheap and bare bones but fairly powerful (not by todays Intel and .
The background is that the idea was founded in the UK as a tool to get more schools into teaching useful tech to kids... the setup costs of most were prohibitive for the schools.
The machine is basically a cell phone processor (Broadcom SoC) clocked at 700MHz (overclockable) with 256MB or 512MB of RAM. The fun part here is it has 2 USB ports and HDMI out (as well as composite video). The unit boots from an SD card.
You can order them world wide for about $40 US delivered, takes about another $30 of accessories to make it workable (input devices, case, wireless)
I personally have 2 and use one for running a Raspberry Pi specific flavour of XBMC ( [url]raspbmc.com[/url] ).
I find it works great (a tad slower than most would like but it plays my HD media without issue). My girlfriend is loving it and I have it set up nice and user friendly for her (turn on TV, the enviro power bar turns on the Raspberry Pi and XBMC starts up) she is now watching things on it nightly.
My question to put out is what other cool things are people doing with them or think we can try doing?
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Citation: Casteel, J., Miernyk, J.A., Thelen, J.J. 2011. Mapping the lipoylation site of Arabidopsis thaliana plastidial dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase using mass spectrometry and site-directed mutagenesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 49:1355-1361. Interpretive Summary: The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex occupies a critical position in biochemistry, and is controlled by multiple non-overlapping mechanisms. The component enzymes of the complex are all chemically modified, and the modifications contribute to their activities. While the chemical modifications have been studied in bacteria, yeast, and animals, relatively little is known about them in plants. A molecular biology-based method to determine the position of one of the chemical modifications was developed. An independent method from analytical chemistry was used to verify the results. A mutant form of the protein was prepared that could not be chemically modified. The mutant protein was completely inactive, which demonstrated how important the modification is. This information will be useful to scientists in their efforts to improve agricultural crop production through both classical breeding and application of biotechnology strategies, in this case to modify soybean seed content.
Technical Abstract: Background: The catalytic enhancement achieved by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) results from a combination of substrate channeling plus active-site coupling. The mechanism for active-site coupling involves lipoic acid prosthetic groups covalently attached to Lys residues in the primary sequence of the dihydrolipoyl S-acetyltransferase (E2) component of the complexes. Depending upon the molecular architecture of the PDC, the E2 subunits have one to three lipoyl groups. Results: Arabidopsis thaliana plastidial E2 (AtplE2-1A-His6) was expressed in Escherichia coli with a His-tag purification aid. Analysis of the recombinant protein by SDS-PAGE revealed a Mr 59,000 band. Supplementation of the bacterial culture medium with 1 mM L-lipoic acid shifted the band to Mr 57,000. Intact mass determinations using matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) revealed the faster migrating E2 species was 189 Da larger than the slower migrating form, exactly the difference that would result from addition of a single lipoamide group. Results from systematic MALDI-TOF analysis of Lys-containing tryptic peptides derived from purified recombinant AtplE2-1A indicate that Lys96 is the site of lipoyl-addition. Analysis of Lys96 site-directed mutant proteins showed that they migrated as single species during SDS-PAGE when expressed in either the absence or presence of supplemental lipoic acid (LA). Results from both intact and tryptic peptide mass determinations by MALDI-TOF MS confirmed that the mutant proteins were not lipoylated. Conclusions: The A. thaliana plastidial E2 subunit includes a single lipoyl prosthetic group covalently attached to Lys96. Despite the low degree of overall E2 primary sequence identity, the plant E2 protein was recognized and modified by E. coli E2 lipoyl-addition system. Results from a meta-genomic analysis support the previous suggestion that a ß-turn is more important in defining the site for LA addition than a conserved primary sequence motif.


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The antivirus/antispyware portion of the program is turned off with grayed out areas to turn it back on, scan now, or advanced options. Cannot click on anything to restore correct scan function.
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Like many teenagers, Marcus, Lilli and Pierce are comfortable with the latest in technology. but they find the ever changing technology and terminology associated with vapor products confusing.
"Very lost with all that stuff," admitted Lilli.
"There are so many things out there but are they really different?" questioned Marcus.
The high school students say the vape products are catching on with their peers.
"I think like the e-hookahs and the e-vape pens are the most popular," said Marcus.
They add that e-cigarettes are less popular among kids they know. But, is there any difference?
"There are all kinds of different vapor products out there that people would classify as e-cigarettes, but they're really vapor products," explained Cynthia Cabrera with the Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association, which represents many in the vapor industry.
"An e-cigarette is, goes by many different names. It can be an e-pen, it can be a vape pen, but they all exist to do the same thing, which is to deliver vaporized nicotine to the user," said Thomas J. Glynn, M.A., M.S., Ph.D. with the American Cancer Society.
Glynn says the different names are a concern to public health experts.
"They're sort of a camouflage. A lot of kids who would never want to be associated with a cigarette are perfectly happy to be associated with a vape pen. Youth as well as adults may be some what confused by it," he added.
And experts say, that confusion could mean more teens than previously thought are using nicotine vapor products. A CDC survey found 10% of high school students said they had tried e-cigarettes in 2012 which is double from the year before.
But the CDC says now, "...it is possible that the use of hookah pens, e-hookahs, vaporizers could lead us to underestimate the overall use of nicotine delivery devices."
"If we just say, 'Do you use an e-cigarette?' Many youth will say, 'No I don't use an e-cigarette.' What we won't have is the good information we need about who is using, how long have they been using and so on if we don't use the correct terminology," said Glynn.
Cabrera says adult consumers like the assortment of options, and manufacturers are not looking to turn kids into customers.
"People are able to customize these products with the flavors, the type of hardware that they want and they're creating a really great experience that's unique for them and that's driving the market," Cabrera said. "The demographic for this product is current adult smokers."
Meantime, Marcus, Lilli and Pierce say no matter what the vapor product is called, they're staying away. But more kids they know are giving them a try.
"It's more common for people to be doing that," said Pierce.
"I guess they're experimenting, trying to see what's new," Marcus added.
The American Cancer Society is urging members of the field to adjust their terminology when discussing usage of these products with teens. And Glynn says more data is needed regarding the possible health affects of these vapor products.
One recently released study suggests electronic cigarettes may cause or worsen respiratory diseases among youth.
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