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Im staying out of this one....Originally Posted by bassnation
Im staying out of this one....Originally Posted by bassnation
I think the only conspiracy theories that should be entertained on this board are those that have to do with music, i.e. whatever did happen to that Manic Street Preacher, or did Paul really die?...(interesting tidbit: my high school English teacher started that last one!)
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I don't think it's fair to paint all 9/11 sceptics with the conspiracy theory brush.
I reckon it depends what you say about 9/11 but if you're theorising that Bush and co conspired to cause it as an excuse to invade Iraq and steal the gold that was stored there (as is suggested in the video on the link referred to by the original poster on this thread) then that sounds like a pretty good example of a conspiracy theory to me.
I agree with Digital Dijit.
To quote Blunt:
"Where 9/11 is concerned, I'm not sure I believe each point of the 'official' story. For example, I'm not totally convinced that it was a plane that went into the Pentagon that day.
It's also my opinion that anyone who believes the whole thing was conjoured up by the US Government to legitimise an invasion of Iraq needs to get out more."
These are two conflicting opinions. There is a great deal of hard evidence that suggests it wasn't a 757 that hit the Pentagon. An incredible amount. All the video tapes that caught whatever it was hitting the building, that could very easily prove it was a 757, are being held by the government in the interests of "national security." If this doesn't suggest the US government was involved, then who was it? Hamburglar?
Plenty of conspiacy theories are easily dissmissed, and in many cases rightly so. But there are legitimate questions about 9/11 that people are either scared to ask or won't take seriously because we are culturally conditioned not to. Despite the fact that many criminal, calculted almost unbelievable acts have been commited by many governments throughout history that would have also been dismissed as crazy conspiracies, had hard evidence not been uncovered by people who risked a lot more than public ridicule to do so.
I heard a senator on the news the other day saying the blame for the government's failure to deal with Hurricane Katrina effectivly should be "left for historians to debate." It made me feel sick. Do we really live in a society where the only judge is history? Thanks to the 'conspiracy theory brush' tarnishing many people who deserve to be taken seriously, it would seem so.
blair said something similar the other day about "god and the history books judging me".Originally Posted by MATT MAson
i agree, its totally unacceptable. people should be out in the streets protesting against this kind of unaccountable arrogance - but then again where did it get us last time?
do people get the governments they deserve?
A reply better late then never.
Idle rich, what you were saying about refuting the dangerous/wrong viewpoint in the strongest terms may point out the limit case of my example, however, I don't think that they're necessarily incomensurable. I think that we are fully in the right to attempt to refute someone, to show the danger or error in their view, at the same time however this still does not entail (and I loathe using this term) "hair-splitting." One should not get into the legitimacy game, or the my facts-outweigh-your-facts and so I'm right game. On the one hand, 'facts' in the realm of the political, hell, in just about any realm, fail to create opinions much less decisions. There is an apprehension even of the mere facts that occurs wherein we must state the truth of the situation, a truth which is properly outside of or perhaps incomensurable with the reported facts. So in this case we would assert our truth (or "truth" if you'd prefer) over the holocaust denier/conspiracy theorist/whoeverthefuck and not grant them anything more. When we treat them as rational is the point where we begin to accept their viewpoint.
As far as Occam's razor goes, I worry about the real applicability of this, because it seems to me that the simplest explanations are often just the explanations most supported by the system / status quo. Especially when you construe 'simple' as 'instrumentally rational,' you tread the thin ice of apologetics. I can see that you use it within a different framework, so it doesn't seem to be a problem (as far as I'm concerned ), but, like I said.
Also, even if a conspiracy theory is apparently provable or supported by 'massive evidence' (Matt Mason). To this I have to be regretably curt and say, what does this do for us? Does this mean that there are 10 men in black suits smoking cigarettes around a mahogany table deciding what somewhat-large-but-smaller-than-a-757-sized object hits the Pentagon, meanwhile worrying about how to "disappear" another 757? Maybe so, but even in this case the same results come about, and in all honesty I feel even a shadow council would be driven by the same root causes as everything else. What leads to horrific acts of violence/terror/etc., whether it be a group of terrorists in a hijacked plane or a group of old fat white guys sitting around a table, is similar in either case, and the means to attack it I think lie on similar grounds regardless.
...in all honesty I feel even a shadow council would be driven by the same root causes as everything else.
Exactly. The one thing we can take from conspiracy theories about 9/11 is the very legitimate point that the event was in an important sense perfectly in the interests of the US Government. We don't really need to fuck around with the empirical question of Who and Why, just to show that there is a logic in operation that binds the US state and terrorists together. They feed off each other and they do so for essential reasons.
From here the problem is not to track down the American 'masterminds' responsible for the atrocity but to work to break the logic of the state of emergency. Incredibly crudely: terror attack = greater crackdown on civilians (especially Muslims) & more aggressive international policy = further terror attacks...
There is also something of a dangerous nostalgia for supreme Authority in conspiracy theories, but that's a story for another time.
I agree that there is no point getting bogged down in the minutiae of an argument when the conclusions are patently wrong and to do so can lend credence to such an idea. I think that an extreme case of this (and again I've mentioned it before) is when ideas of "even-handedness" in the media lead to present both sides of an argument equally when often one side of the debate is in reality believed by only one crackpot.
I take your point about Occam's Razor but I'm just trying to say that sometimes the simple explanation is correct. For example, in the 9/11 video the accepted and simple premise is that a plane crashed in to the Pentagon but the video suggests that the plane in question was somehow spirited away with its passengers and something else hit the Pentagon - that just seems to raise more questions than it answers and isn't really that helpful.
I think that this goes too far, if there were direct evidence of this then it does do something and should be acted on directly (as well as dealing with the root causes). As stated in the essays that Droid linked to, some of the "conspiracy theories" of history really did happen beyond any debate and I don't think it's acceptable to just throw your hands up in the air and say "oh, that's Capitalism"."Also, even if a conspiracy theory is apparently provable or supported by 'massive evidence' (Matt Mason). To this I have to be regretably curt and say, what does this do for us?"
Sorry, but this is exactly the kind of shoddy logic that brings those (like yourself) who ask serious questions about what really happened that day into disrepute. The US Government decides not to release information, and that's proof of their prior involvement?! And if it wasn't them, it can't have been anyone else other than the fictional creation of some coked-up ad executive circa 1982?Originally Posted by MATT MAson
Also, it's just not true that ALL the CCTV footage from the Pentagon is being sat on. They released about 25 frames from one camera to CNN about a week after Thierry Meyssen's website did the rounds on the Internet (in itself, an illuminating decision). In fact, it served only to compound my own doubts about what happened that day.
I certainly think that some difficult decisions were made that day; that (as I've already said) there was a huge amount of incompetence at all levels; and that since then the US Government has taken a number of steps to obfuscate the day's events as is humanly possible. The invasion of Iraq is just one of those. But I've never seen anything that has made me seriously consider the idea that 9/11 was planned and executed by Bush & co. The guy's a self-serving fucking idiot, and he's surrounded by kindred spirits - but in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I simply don't believe that the US is that far gone yet. Tho that time may come...
Sorry, I don't mean to sound harsh or unduly dismissive, not least because I suspect there's a large amount on which we totally agree. But this kind of lazy logic doesn't do anyone any good.
Yours, without prejudice...
Sorry, sherief, I didn't mean to turn your thread into another 9/11 discussion. I'll be quiet now
As I understand it the overall point that Sherief is making is that conspiracy theories are useless because they are normally nonsense and even if they're not they don't achieve anything anyway because they fail to deal with the underlying problems that cause the final event. Even if the neocons were responsible for 9/11 the thing to do is not to convict them and stick them in jail but to address the question of how such a cabal could be in power in the first place and why it is in their interest to do such a thing etc etc The reason being that even if Bush wasn't in power the system would have thrown up someone else who would have acted in effectively the same way. Correct me if I'm wrong but that's what you're saying in a nutshell right?
Even though I agree with the first point I don't think I can totally subscribe to the second idea.
I dont want to speak for Sherief, but I think thats essentially it.Originally Posted by IdleRich
Emphasising the acts of Individuals over institutional factors is a get of jail free card to some extent. Conspiracies are by their nature 'outside' the system, so reducing everything down to a conspiracy of some sort or another lets the system off the hook - if events like 9/11 are the result of secret planning by a cadre of individuals, and not the predictable (and horrible) response to years of foreign policy, then the system has no need to change - its the individuals that are to blame. After all, thats what was said about Abu-Ghraib, and thats what is always said when somebody inside the system gets caught with their pants down, so in some ways the conspiracy position is a conservative one, as it (unknowingly) pursues one of the aims of power - to obfusicate the facts...
IMO its also counterproductive in that it blurs the line between fantasy and reality, and sucks in otherwise intelligent people, who might actually be doing something useful with all their motivation and knowledge...
In fact, if you were conspiratorially minded you might put forward the theory that conspiracy theories are themselves creations of the US Government designed to distract serious investigation, tie up political opposition, and deflect genuine criticism away from the system and towards some infinitely complex but ultimately unsupportable thesis... in fact, thats probably the only explanation that accounts for some of the gaping holes in various theories down through the years...
OMG! Ive think Ive just discovered the ultimate conspiracy theory!
Now if I can just make all the facts fit somehow...
Actually, all the stuff about Roberto Calvi is true.
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By: Noah Frank
The Arizona Fall League will wrap up this Saturday, as the Scottsdale Scorpions take on the Peoria Javelinas for the league title at 12pm PST on MLB Network. Most of the national media attention paid to the Scorpions when the roster was announced was to the Washington Nationals' uber-prospect, Bryce Harper. Now, if you know anything about the Giants prospects participating in the AFL, you may be asking yourself "Isn't Scottsdale the Giants' team?" The answer to that is simple: Yes, and no.
See, this is how the AFL works. The prospects from the 30 Major League teams are divided up into six, five-team squads. The Giants are grouped with the Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks and, as mentioned before, the Nationals. San Francisco has a total of seven prospects on the roster, none of them with the same kind of branding as baseball's answer to LeBron James. But while Harper has certainly helped, living up to the hype so far (in a very small sample size), it has been the trio of Giants hitters that have keyed Scottsdale's run to the championship game.
Past features of our Prospect Watch series Charlie Culberson and Brandon Belt share the league lead in doubles (11) and triples (5), respectively, earning them some national attention. Meanwhile, Conor Gillaspie has had his best showing as a professional to date, batting over .300 while sharing the league lead in home runs (5). Belt's line, though, has been the most eye-catching so far at .372/.427/.616 (AVG, OBP, SLG), as he tries to put a cherry on top of his magnificent 2010 campaign with another championship.
The Giants have stocked the team with a few arms as well, lending 2009 Grizzly Dan Runzler and 2010 Grizzly Joe Paterson as well as lower level prospects Jason Stoffel and Ryan Verdugo (interestingly, all but Stoffel are southpaws). This is just the beginning of a whole new campaign for Runzler who, after making the Majors in '09, was injured this season and may now being groomed for a move into the starting rotation. With the starting five in San Francisco as stable as any in the Majors, it would not be a surprise to see Runzler begin 2011 back in Fresno as he adjusts to his new role. Paterson is likely to return as well, and Grizzlies fans may get a look at Verdugo, who struck out 94 batters in just 62.2 innings while going 8-1 with a 1.87 ERA this season between Augusta and San Jose.
While the AFL is a great way for Giants fans to get a sneak preview of the players that will end up in San Francisco in a couple years, it's an even better way to see those who will be in Fresno next year. So check out the game on MLB Network at noon on Saturday. It's your last chance to see some of this top talent until Grizzlies Opening Day on Thursday, April 7th, 2011.
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Moms more fatigued than dads by career, home life but still happy
Chandra Manning's day is fragmented as she shifts from taking care of kids, to working, to doing stuff around the house and back again, while her husband works in long, uninterrupted blocks of time.
Molly Cowan is in charge of kids and home, in addition to her full-time job -- not because her husband doesn't want to be, but because her full-time work is flexible and his isn't.
And though Cathleen Pencek's husband is an involved dad and shares chores around the house, she's the one who does all the planning, organizing, buying of kids' clothes, cleaning closets, and arranging school, child care, play dates and doctor visits. Pencek keeps a long list in her head of everything that needs to get done.
"It's just that list. It's constant. Does my kid have a winter coat? What am I going to fix for dinner? What are we going to do with the kids this weekend? Is our 4-year-old ready for kindergarten? Check. Check. Check," Pencek said, as she put in the first of four loads of laundry while juggling her home-based job as a corporate recruiter. "And that's in addition to work."
Ever since the federal government began collecting detailed surveys a decade ago of how Americans spend their time, the American Time Use Survey reports have shown that mothers, even those who work full time, spend about twice as much time as fathers taking care of kids and cleaning up around the house, while fathers spend more time at work and in leisure. Now, for the first time, the survey is asking parents how they feel about that.
Mothers, they found, feel exhausted.
In a report released Tuesday morning analyzing the survey's well-being data, the Pew Research Center found that mothers, on average, feel more wiped out than fathers in all four major categories of life: work, housework, child care and leisure.
That's not all: Mothers are also happier than fathers while working, caring for children and during leisure activities. And nearly twice as many mothers as fathers say they're even "very happy" doing housework.
Mothers find paid work more meaningful and more stressful than fathers, the Pew Research report found. And far more mothers think housework is meaningful, while more fathers are stressed out by it.
High percentages of mothers and fathers report that caring for children is the most meaningful way they spend their time. But more than twice as many mothers say they feel flattened while doing it.
"Time doing child care is where we found the biggest gap between fathers and mothers feeling exhausted," said report author Wendy Wang. "And when you look at what mothers and fathers are actually doing, it shows why: Mothers spend much more time than fathers doing physical care -- feeding the baby, giving baths. They do more managerial and educational care, all of which requires a lot of energy. Only when it comes to playing with kids do fathers do almost the same amount as mothers."
Other studies have found that mothers' sleep is more interrupted than fathers and that mothers feel more rushed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that women between the ages of 18 and 44 are nearly twice as likely as men to say they feel very tired or exhausted all the time. And time-use research shows that mothers' time, like Georgetown University associate professor Manning's, tends to be more fragmented through the day as they switch from their roles as mother to worker to housekeeper and back again.
Those exhausting "little sprints" of role switching, said Ellen Galinsky of the Families and Work Institute, are due largely to the fact that women are still considered primarily responsible for home and family, as they have been for millennia.
And fathers, she said, are still expected to work long hours to "provide" for their families in ways that women are not, even as the number of dual-income families and female breadwinners are on the rise.
"Life has changed," she said. "But our systems, our beliefs haven't caught up." Parents are often expected to work as if they have no children, she said. And mothers, in particular, are expected to parent as if they didn't work.
Those expectations are a big part of what makes life feel so overwhelming for Cowan, a political researcher in Alexandria, Va., whose husband is in the military.
When Cowan's younger son was born premature by C-section and just out of the neonatal intensive-care unit, their doctor gave the couple strict instructions to keep the infant away from his 2-year-old brother. Recovering from surgery, Cowan needed help.
"My husband got in so much trouble for coming home to take care of us. The view at his work was, 'You have a wife who can take care of this. Why do you need to go home?' " she said. "It's been a series of events like that over the years that make me feel this crushing kind of weight of never getting ahead of anything."
Galinsky and other researchers have also found that, as younger fathers seek to be more involved at home and run up against rigid workplace expectations, they are beginning to feel conflicted, and it appears more harried than mothers.
Studies have found that while workplaces have become accustomed to mothers working part-time or flexible hours on the "mommy track," men who try to do the same are often penalized and seen as "wimps and wet washcloths," Galinsky said.
Unlike Cowan's, Pencek's husband has flexible hours, she said. But because Pencek works at home, she finds herself managing the household, interrupting her work schedule to care for sick kids, and directing or taking care of family business. "Because my husband works in an office, I don't think he really gets that," she said. "He thinks I can do it all because I'm home. Well, yes, I'm home. But I'm in my office. Working."
Even with involved spouses, mothers say they're still the ones who carry the mental load for the family.
"My husband works a ton and never flinches when I ask him to help around the house," Ann Marie said in an email. She declined to give her last time because of job concerns. "However, I'm the one who is up late into the night staring out into the darkness thinking (read: worrying) about everything from school to work to dumb stuff like how to get the stains out of my sofa in the basement."
Author Katrina Alcorn said that is what she calls the "psychic burden" of parenting. And, she and other researchers have found, it's largely carried by mothers. Alcorn chronicled her own exhaustion to the point of burn out in her new memoir, "Maxed Out, American Moms on the Brink."
Alcorn sent out a survey called "Who Clips the Nails?" to about 300 parents, asking which parent was responsible for the mundane tasks of parenting, as well as the planning and organizing -- arranging birthday parties and summer camps, finding doctors, sorting clothes the kids had outgrown -- that can take up so much brain space, and consume physical energy and time.
"Not surprisingly, women were doing way more of the psychic burden stuff than men," Alcorn said. "Half the women were really angry and felt their husbands weren't aware of how much they weren't doing. But the other half felt a lot of compassion for their partners, saying, 'He would love to do more at home, but he's under so much pressure to do more at work, he can't.' "
The Pew report found that 43 percent of mothers reported feeling happiest during leisure time, about twice as many who felt very happy while doing work or housework. Slightly fewer, 37 percent, reported feeling very happy while caring for children, which was still higher than the 29 percent of fathers.
Most fathers, too, felt happiest during leisure time. Only 17 percent felt very happy at work, and only 10 percent -- less than half of mothers -- felt very happy doing housework.
But Galinsky found women rarely let themselves fully enjoy their leisure time.
"There was this feeling that they were living like they were running a marathon -- you're never supposed to stop," Galinsky said. "So, when we asked women what they did when they had leisure time and could do something they loved, most said they did housework, so they could get it over with. That's really sad."


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Anyone who went to the University of Texas, or has a friend who did, has probably now seen this picture of an Austin Police Department squad car pulling a nozzle behind it on Facebook. It's both real and hilarious.
We imagine the officer driving the car has also seen this photo. In fact, it's probably taped to their locker right now.
According to The Austin-American Statesman, this happened on Tuesday when a police car pulled away from a gas pump. A spokesperson for the police said no damage to the car or the pump occurred on account of a system in place for just this type of incident (it isn't the first time we've seen such an event occur, but it's the first time with a police car).
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This Week in DVD & Blu-ray: Let Me In, Never Let Me Go, Monsters, and More
Posted on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 by Adam Quigley
This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry's.
How you respond to Let Me In will depend almost entirely on whether or not you've seen the original. On a purely technical level, its craft is unquestionable. Director Matt Reeves has thoughtfully and skillfully reconstructed Let the Right One In for American audiences, maintaining the solemn mood and tender intimacy of the boy-girl relationship that made the original so heartbreakingly compelling. But that's also the problem: the film is strictly an imitation. Save for some narrative streamlining and one astounding new set piece, this movie lacks any identity of its own. It is nearly a shot-for-shot remake, and it makes very little attempt to differentiate itself. Because of this, anyone who has seen and loved the original (as I did) will find it nearly impossible to divorce themselves from the material. Which is a shame, really, because it many ways the film is an improvement over its predecessor. Reeves managed to not only identify what worked so well in the original and recreate it with better actors, but he also found what was lacking and axed it completely. In spite of this, my loyalty to the original—or rather, originality in general—prevents me from recommending the film to the same extent that I did that film. And even if you haven't seen Let the Right One In, I would still suggest viewing that film prior to this one. For me, it was the original's relaxed, indie sensibilities that allowed for the film's now-iconic moments to resonate so vividly, bringing an unexpectedness to the brief yet startlingly effective action beats. Moreover, the shots themselves were decidedly more quiet and restrained, which in turn made them all the more haunting. Had I seen Let Me In first, I am doubtful that the film would've struck a chord with me in the same way Let the Right One In did.
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With the recent additions of Veterans Highway, Highway 22, and the Carolina Bays Parkway, Highway 31, the inland countryside and coastal areas are suddenly joined as never before. Traveling to and from beach areas has never been easier. As a result of the expanded road system, the availability of properties close to the beach at reasonable prices is presenting new opportunities for investors and prospective residents alike. Attractions like Barefoot Landing, with a variety of shops, restaurants and attractions such as, Alabama Theater, House of Blues and Alligator Adventure are within a few minutes from the sandy shores of Crescent Beach.
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Have you have been looking where to download daphne roms?
Daphne is an emulator designed to experience classic Laserdisc games from the arcade and home. This collection includes every working Daphne game available. It includes a pre-setup emulator with paths and frame files.
Total download size 13GB. We also offer a DVD version via mail.
Daphne Laserdisc Roms
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The software is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems, and consists of a command-line emulator (DAPHNE itself) with a graphical frontend (DaphneLoader) to make configuring and launching easier. DAPHNE is capable of displaying the games' full-motion video by playing MPEG video files on the computer or by driving certain models of laserdisc player directly via a serial interface. As with other arcade machine emulators, ROM images are also required to play the games. These may be ROM images from the original arcade machines, or alternatively fans of two of the most popular laserdisc arcade games, Dragon's Lair and Space Ace, have created updated ROMs that alter the gameplay, correct bugs and reintroduce removed sequences.
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This extension is intended to provide SU users some basic tools to save, restore, delete, list their axes coordinates systems (aka UCS) of the model, and quickly activate axes presets.
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Set of 11 interactive tools to easily insert and modify dimensions in your model: rotate, split, merge, trim, chain, and more.
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Report questions reducing salt intake too dramatically
Americans need to lower their excessive salt intake for their health's sake, but it may be harmful to cut back too far, says a new report out today.
Adults in the USA consume an average of 3,400 milligrams (about 1½ teaspoons) of sodium a day, mostly from processed foods and restaurant fare.
The government's dietary guidelines recommend that most adults reduce daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams. People who are 51 and older and those of any age who are African American or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney failure are advised to further reduce intake to 1,500 milligrams a day. The American Heart Association recommends that everyone consume less than 1,500 milligrams a day.
An expert committee, convened by the Institute of Medicine, reviewed the recent research on sodium consumption's impact on heart disease and health. The committee's report says that evidence links excessive dietary sodium to cardiac events such as heart attacks and strokes. That was expected based on prior data on high blood pressure, a well-established marker for cardiovascular disease, stroke and cardiac-related mortality.
The report also found:
• Studies are "inconsistent and insufficient" to conclude whether lowering sodium intake below 2,300 milligrams a day either increases or decreases the risk of heart disease, stroke or death from all causes.
• Low sodium intake may have adverse health effects in those with mid- to late-stage heart failure.
• The scientific evidence doesn't support the 1,500 milligram recommendation for people who are 51 and older and those of any age who are African American or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney failure. More research is needed to explore this recommendation.
"This is a two-sided message: We endorse public health efforts to lower excessive salt intake, but we raise questions about harm from too little salt," says IOM committee chairman Brian Strom, executive vice dean of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
The committee did not define "excessive" sodium or set a recommended limit for sodium, he says. Another committee will do that in a few years, he says. But eating a diet that contains only 1,500 milligrams of sodium a day is "extremely hard," he says.
"When you look at subgroups, there are suggestions that as you go to lower dietary sodium, the health risks begin to increase, but there are methodological limitations to that research," Strom says.
Elliott Antman, a spokesman for the American Heart Association and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, says there were flaws in the studies that were reviewed by the IOM committee. Some of the research was conducted in sick patients and was not designed to study the impact of sodium intake on cardiovascular health, he says. The heart association reviewed many of the same studies and found that substantial methodological concerns limited their usefulness in setting public health recommendations, he says.
The heart association's sodium recommendation is "based on the strength of evidence relating excess sodium intake to high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and stroke. We have evidence that reduced intake of sodium can prevent and treat hypertension and reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular disease and stroke events," Antman says.
In some people, sodium increases blood pressure because it holds excess fluid in the body, placing an added burden on the heart, the heart association says.
The group "is not going to change its position on sodium, and it stands with many other major health organizations," Antman says. "We don't want people to be distracted from the important health message that there is benefit in aggressively lowering sodium from the current levels in the American diet."
Morton Satin, vice president of science and research for the Salt Institute, an industry group, says, "The report challenges the radical viewpoint of cutting sodium to 1,500 milligrams or below a day. This low amount has been shown to increase the health risks for some people.
"The report's recognition that more research is needed marks a positive approach toward a more objective discussion about the complex effects of sodium reduction on overall health."


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What happens when the people behind Wallace & Gromit turn their attention to throwing two obsolete gadgets in the Thunderdome? A stop-motion animated video I can't stop watching, that's what happens.
I'm not going to tell you who wins, but I will say that a whole lot of tape is spilled, and that I'll never look at earbuds in quite the same way. [HYST]


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Katherine Heigl might be seen clumsily toting dangerous handguns in "Killers," but fret not -- the reigning queen of romantic comedies will not stray too far from her audience's comfort zone.
She's not going all Meg Ryan/Gulf warrior in "Courage Under Fire."
"Killers," which opens Friday, is all about a klutzy wife who finds her seemingly-perfect hubby (Ashton Kutcher) is an assassin. And then they find their perfect suburban neighborhood is nothing more than fellow-killers out to kill them. Heigl uses firearms in the picture, but it's strictly for laughs.
"This is a slightly different take on the (romantic comedy) formula," Heigl said at the film's press day. "But I love the formula and will continue to work in it hopefully until I am too old to do romantic comedies."
"But what I liked about this romantic comedy is that it had a lot of action," she said. "This had the energy to make it unique."
Further, she got to earn the goofy laughs while a buff Ashton was uncharacteristically serious. "I loved being the broad character to Ashton's straight guy," she says.
Heigl will be back to traditional form in "Life As We Know It" with Josh Duhamel (a film which Heigl executive produced). The duo play adults whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and they are named caregivers for their orphaned children. Sounds like the kind of formula that Heigl has excelled in the past.
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10W6v2-D4: 10-inch (250 mm) Subwoofer Driver, Dual 4 Ω
W6v2 10-inch Subwoofer Driver (600 W, dual 4 Ω voice coils)
If you are seeking to reproduce the highest quality sub-bass in a very compact enclosure application, the 10W6v2 is often your best choice. Several technologies shared with the flagship W7AE's provide advantages in motor linearity and suspension behavior, which lead directly to reduced distortion and outstanding dynamic balance.
The 10W6v2 is best used with amplifier power in the 200W - 600W range and is optimized to operate in a 0.625 cu. ft. (17.7 l) sealed enclosure, or a 0.75 cu. ft. (21.2 l) ported enclosure. Detailed enclosure recommendations can be found in the "Specifications" tab.
Greater excursion capability and higher power handling distinguish it from our 10W3v3 10-inch subwoofer driver, allowing for higher output. Dual 4 Ω voice coils permit deploying the W6v2 as a 2 Ω or 8 Ω driver.
General Specifications
|Continuous Power Handling (RMS)
|Recommended Amplifier Power (RMS)
|Nominal Impedance (Znom)
|Dual 4 Ω
Physical Specifications
|Nominal Diameter
|10.0 in / 250 mm
|Overall Diameter (A)
|10.5 in / 267 mm
|Mounting Hole Diameter (B)
|9.0 in / 229 mm
|Bolt Hole Circle Diameter (C)
|9.86 in / 250 mm
|Motor Outer Diameter (D)
|6.125 in / 156 mm
|Mounting Depth (E)
|6.9 in / 175 mm
|Driver Displacement
|0.068 cu ft / 1.9 L
|Net Weight
|14.4 lb / 6.4 kg
|Free Air Resonance (Fs)
|28.5 Hz
|Electrical "Q" (Qes)
|Mechanical "Q" (Qms)
|Total Speaker "Q" (Qts)
|Equivalent Compliance (Vas)
|1.18 cu ft / 33.4 L
|One-Way Linear Excursion (Xmax)*
|0.60 in / 15 mm
|Reference Efficiency (no)
|Efficiency (1 W / 1 m)**
|83.7 dB SPL
|Effective Piston Area (Sd)
|51.4 sq in / 0.0332 sq m
|DC Resistance (Re)***
* Xmax specifications are derived via one-way voice coil overhang method with no correction factors applied.
** For parallel-wired voice coils, divide "Re" by 4. All other specifications remain the same.
*** Re (DC resistance) is measured with the voice coils in series, for parallel-wired specification divide Re by 4. All other specifications remain the same.
Sealed Enclosure Specifications
|Wall Thickness
|0.75 in / 19 mm
|Front Baffle Thickness
|0.75 in / 19 mm
|Volume (net int.)
|0.625 cu ft / 17.7 L
|External Width (W)
|14.5 in / 368 mm
|External Height (H)
|12 in / 305 mm
|External Depth (D)
|10.25 in / 260 mm
|45.68 Hz
|48.43 Hz
Enclosure Notes
* The W6v2's employ a pole vent to remove heat and pressure from the inside of the speaker.This vent is located around the JL Audio badge at the rear of the speaker. A minimum distance of 0.75 in (19 mm) is required between the back of the speaker and any wall of the enclosure to allow proper operation of the pole vent.
* The enclosure recommendations listed are external dimensions which assume the use of 0.75 in (19 mm) thick material. If you are using 0.625 in (16 mm) thick material, subtract 0.25 in (6) from each dimension. Do not use any material with a thickness of less than 0.625 in (16 mm) as this may compromise the rigidity of the enclosure.
* All enclosure volumes listed are net internal volumes! Box volume displacement, port displacement and brace displacement must be added to obtain the final gross internal volume. All enclosure dimensions listed have already taken this into account.
* When using two subwoofers in a common enclosure simply double the required volume and, in the case of a ported enclosure, use two times the recommended port(s).
* We recommend the use of this speaker in a bi-amplified system using high-quality satellite speakers and amplifiers. We do not recommend the use of this subwoofer with a passive crossover (coil), as this type of device will adversely affect performance.
Safety Notice
Prolonged exposure to sound pressure levels in excess of 100dB can cause permanent hearing loss. This high-performance speaker can exceed this level. Please exercise restraint in its operation in order to preserve your ability to enjoy its fidelity.
When installing a subwoofer in your vehicle, it is extremely important to secure the enclosure firmly. We recommend bolting the enclosure through the metal of the floorpan or the frame of the vehicle with large diameter washers for reinforcement. If an enclosure is not firmly attached, it can become a projectile in a collision. This is particularly important in a hatchback, station wagon, sports utility vehicle, or van.
Ported Enclosure Specifications
|Wall Thickness
|0.75 in / 19 mm
|Front Baffle Thickness
|0.75 in / 19 mm
|Volume (net int.)
|0.75 cu ft / 21.2 L
|External Width (W)
|22 in / 559 mm
|External Height (H)
|12 in / 305 mm
|External Depth (D)
|10.75 in / 273 mm
|Internal Slot Port Width (SW)
|1.25 in / 32 mm
|Internal Slot Port Height (SH)
|10.5 in / 267 mm
|Internal Slot Port Length (SL)
|30.625 in / 778 mm
|Port Extension Length (EL)
|17.25 in / 438 mm
|Tuning Frequency (Fb)
|37.89 Hz
|36.0 Hz
Enclosure Notes
* The W6v2's employ a pole vent to remove heat and pressure from the inside of the speaker.This vent is located around the JL Audio badge at the rear of the speaker. A minimum distance of 0.75 in (19 mm) is required between the back of the speaker and any wall of the enclosure to allow proper operation of the pole vent.
* The enclosure recommendations listed are external dimensions which assume the use of 0.75 in (19 mm) thick material. If you are using 0.625 in (16 mm) thick material, subtract 0.25 in (6) from each dimension. Do not use any material with a thickness of less than 0.625 in (16 mm) as this may compromise the rigidity of the enclosure.
* All enclosure volumes listed are net internal volumes! Box volume displacement, port displacement and brace displacement must be added to obtain the final gross internal volume. All enclosure dimensions listed have already taken this into account.
* When using two subwoofers in a common enclosure simply double the required volume and, in the case of a ported enclosure, use two times the recommended port(s).
* We recommend the use of this speaker in a bi-amplified system using high-quality satellite speakers and amplifiers. We do not recommend the use of this subwoofer with a passive crossover (coil), as this type of device will adversely affect performance.
Safety Notice
Prolonged exposure to sound pressure levels in excess of 100dB can cause permanent hearing loss. This high-performance speaker can exceed this level. Please exercise restraint in its operation in order to preserve your ability to enjoy its fidelity.
When installing a subwoofer in your vehicle, it is extremely important to secure the enclosure firmly. We recommend bolting the enclosure through the metal of the floorpan or the frame of the vehicle with large diameter washers for reinforcement. If an enclosure is not firmly attached, it can become a projectile in a collision. This is particularly important in a hatchback, station wagon, sports utility vehicle, or van.
Dynamic Motor Analysis - DMA Optimized Motor
JL Audio's proprietary Dynamic Motor Analysis system is a powerful suite of FEA-based modeling systems, first developed by JL Audio in 1997 and refined over the years to scientifically address the issue of speaker motor linearity. This leads to vastly reduced distortion and faithfully reproduced transients... or put simply: tight, clean, articulate bass.
Detailed Information:
Since 1997, JL Audio has been at the forefront of Finite Element Analysis-based modeling of loudspeaker motors and suspensions. This research is aimed at decoding what we refer to as the "Loudspeaker Genome"... a project aimed at understanding the true behavior of loudspeakers under power and in motion. A major component of this integrated system is DMA (Dynamic Motor Analysis). Starting with the 15W3 and the W7 Subwoofers in the late 1990's and early 2000's, DMA has played an important role in the design of all JL Audio woofers sold today, including our component woofers.
DMA is a Finite Element Analysis (FEA)-based system, meaning that it takes a large, complex problem, breaks it down into small solution elements for analysis and then assembles the data to form an accurate, "big-picture" solution. DMA's breakthrough is that it actually considers the effects of power through the coil as well as coil/cone position within the framework of a time-domain analysis. This gives us a highly accurate model of a speaker's actual behavior under real power, something that the traditional Thiele-Small models or other low power measurements cannot do. Because DMA does not rely on a steady-state model, it is able to consider shifts in the circuit elements being analyzed. These modeling routines are intense, requiring hours to run for a whole speaker.
DMA is able to analyze the real effects of fluctuating power and excursion upon the magnetic circuit of the motor, specifically the dynamic variations of the "fixed" magnetic field. This delivers intensely valuable information compared to traditional modeling, which assumes that the "fixed" field produced in the air gap by the magnet and the motor plates is unchanging. DMA not only shows that this "fixed" field changes in reaction to the magnetic field created by current flowing through the voice coil, but it helps our engineers arrive at motor solutions that minimize this instability. Analyzing this behavior is critical to understanding the distortion mechanisms of a speaker motor and sheds light on the aspects of motor design that determine truly linear behavior:
- Linear motor force over the speaker's operational excursion range
- Consistent motor force with both positive and negative current through the coil
- Consistent motor force at varying applied power levels
Our ability to fully analyze these aspects of motor behavior allows our transducer engineers to make critical adjustments to motor designs that result in extremely linear, highly stable dynamic loudspeaker motor systems.
The payoff is reduced distortion, improved transient performance and stellar sound quality.
Elevated Frame Cooling (U.S. Patent #6,219,431 & #6,229,902)
JL Audio's patented Elevated Frame Cooling design delivers cool air through slots directly above the top-plate to the voice coil of the speaker. This not only enhances power handling, but also sound quality by minimizing dynamic parameter shifts and power compression.
Detailed Information:
Many speakers employ venting techniques to enhance voice coil cooling. This is typically accomplished by having big holes in the sides of the frame just below the spider attachment shelf. While it provides a modest cooling benefit, this low-velocity air-flow does not blow directly or strongly on the voice coil.
Our patented design improves upon this cooling technique in a number of ways. By elevating the frame above the top-plate of the motor (via stand-offs integrated into the bottom of the frame) a narrow, high-velocity air-path is created between the bottom surface of the frame and the top surface of the top-plate. This air path leads directly to the voice coil and then turns upward into the spider air cavity. By utilizing the pumping action of the spider through this focused air path, a large volume of cool air hits the coil windings directly.
Another important benefit is that the upper surface of the top-plate (one of the speaker's hottest parts) is directly exposed to cooling air flow, whereas on a conventional design it is isolated from the air flow by the lower flange of the frame. The elevated frame technology greatly increases thermal power handling, reduces compression effects and does so without any additional parts.
Floating Cone Attach Method - FCAM™ (U.S. Patent #6,501,844)
This assembly technique, conceived by JL Audio, ensures proper surround geometry in the assembled speaker for better excursion control and dynamic voice coil alignment.
Detailed Information:
JL Audio's patented FCAM™ technology is an innovative method of bonding the surround/cone assembly to the voice coil former/spider assembly. This feature helps ensure concentricity of the surround, spider and voice coil without torquing the suspension to achieve it. This allows for the inevitable, slight variations in production part dimensions without having them negatively impact the integrity of the suspension and coil-centering at high excursions.
W6v2/W6v3 Terminal Jumper System
Information on connecting the dual voice coils using the Terminal Jumper System
Detailed Information:
Please note that the W6v2/W6v3 is a dual voice coil driver. BOTH voice coils must be connected to the amplifier (in series or parallel) for the speaker to operate properly. To accomplish this, each W6v2/W6v3 features a pair of main input connection push terminals and four voice coil configuration tab terminals. These are located behind the main input connectors and are used to interconnect the dual voice coils in one of two ways:
Diagram A: Series Connection (8 ohm nominal impedance per speaker) Use one jumper from "VC1-" to "VC2+".
Diagram B: Parallel Connection (2 ohm nominal impedance per speaker) Use two jumpers... one from "VC1-" to "VC2-"and one from "VC1+" to "VC2+". This is the way the speaker is configured at the factory.
After verifying that the tabs are properly configured using the supplied jumper(s), connect the amplifier's output wires to the W6v2's main input pushterminals and install the speaker into the enclosure.
Warning: Failure to properly connect the configuration tabs will result in no output and may damage the speaker.
W-Cone (U.S. Patent #6,496,590)
The W-Cone is a unit-body cone assembly that delivers astonishing cone stiffness with minimal mass. The shape also provides superb torsional rigidity, which is critical to maintaining voice coil alignment at the suspension limits.
Detailed Information:
The more excursion and motor force a speaker has, the more important cone rigidity becomes. The acceleration forces are extreme, requiring the cone to withstand rapid changes in speed and direction without deformation. Deformation not only leads to distortion, but can also affect the speaker's mechanical integrity by allowing the voice coil to go out of alignment and rub on the top-plate and the pole-piece of the motor.
There are several approaches to enhancing cone rigidity. The obvious ones are using a thicker material and/or a stiffer material. In recent years, several manufacturers have used composite cone materials (Kevlar®, fiberglass, etc.) or metals (aluminum, magnesium, titanium alloys). The use of these exotic materials is typically accompanied by marketing claims that the material chosen has exceptional stiffness-to-mass characteristics. These are true statements, but can be misleading. While these materials have excellent stiffness-to-mass properties (compared to paper or poly), they are not lighter than paper or poly in practice. This means that their use accepts the compromise of added moving mass on the design. This leads to efficiency penalties and suspension complications (it's harder to keep a heavy mass aligned properly).
A simple poly cone diaphragm, while sufficient for lower power designs, would not remain rigid under the demands that the W7 design requires. Our engineering team knew that high levels of cone rigidity would be needed, but they focused on achieving rigidity without a huge weight penalty. This ultimately led to the design we call the W-Cone. The W-Cone assembly achieves its rigidity through architectural means, rather than through inherently stiff materials. The design addresses the stiffness issue by using two lightweight mineral-filled polypropylene skins, bonded together at the perimeter and the center of the assembly. The lower skin's cross-section is shaped like a 'W', hence the name, and provides incredible rigidity when bonded to the dished upper skin. The effect is not unlike the trusses of a bridge or the unit-body construction of a modern automobile. In addition to the overall rigidity benefit, the lower skin's shape distributes the force generated by the coil and motor more evenly than a typical diaphragm. The force is not only applied to the apex but also distributed to the perimeter of the outer diaphragm for more linear behavior. A further benefit of the W-Cone is that the upper skin (the one in contact with the listening environment), is isolated from the high air-pressure gradients of the enclosure, further reducing deformation (and distortion).
As a point of comparison, the W-Cone assembly of a 12W7 is 32% lighter than a typical aluminum-alloy 12-inch cone. If analyzed in terms of weight per square inch of piston area, the W7 cone-body weighs 1.24g/sq.in., compared to 1.45g/sq.in. for an aluminum-alloy cone and 1.66g/sq.in. for a titanium-alloy cone.
So why polypropylene? As stated above, our patented W-Cone technology achieves all of the benefits of more exotic materials while better suiting the unique nature of the W7. Since the W7 surround is detachable, the moving system (including the diaphragm) is subject to mechanical stress unseen in conventional designs. Because the user can tug on the cone while manipulating the surround, the cone must be able to handle this without buckling or deforming. Paper, metal or brittle composite cones would not handle this well. Our two-skin unit-body cone design achieves outstanding axial and torsional stiffness to withstand all kinds of abuse, and will remain largely unaffected and unblemished.
NeckVent™ Cooling (Patent Pending)
Vents at the neck of the lower cone body work in conjunction with the pole vent's airflow to effectively remove hot air during high power operation.
Detailed Information:
The pole-vent works in conjunction with specifically engineered molded vents at the neck of the lower cone body to remove hot air from the voice coil gap. This improves power handling and linearity, leading to better sound quality and less power compression.
Engineered Lead-Wire System (U.S. Patent #7,356,157)
Carefully engineered lead-wire design and attachments ensure controlled, quiet lead-wire behavior under the most extreme excursion demands.
Detailed Information:
Managing the lead-wires on a long-excursion woofer is one of the trickier aspects of its mechanical design. To address this, many long-excursion woofers today rely on a simple solution that weaves the lead-wires into the spider (rear suspension) of the driver.
The biggest problem with this approach is that spider limiting behavior plays a hugely important role a woofer's performance. Lead-wires that are attached or woven into the spider material can alter the spider's "stretching" behavior. The tinsel wire naturally has less 'give' than the fabric material of the spider leading to asymmetrical spider behavior and non-uniform stress distribution around the spider circumference. The wire attachment points can also cause localized pulling and tearing forces at the spider's excursion limits. As such, longevity becomes a major concern and makes the woven-in design less than ideal for very long-excursion designs.
While a traditional 'flying lead' design does not compromise spider linearity or radial stability, it creates its own challenges on a long-excursion woofer. Managing the 'whipping' behavior of the wire and making sure it does not contact the cone or spider is one challenge. Another is ensuring that the leads do not short one another or the frame of the woofer.
To overcome these issues, JL Audio's engineered flying lead-wires work in conjunction with carefully engineered entry and exit support structures molded into the terminals and the voice coil collar. Some models also feature jacketed lead-wires to further reduce the likelihood of shorting and fatigue. The result is flawless high-excursion lead-wire behavior, with outstanding reliability and none of the compromises inherent to a woven-in lead wire system. Building woofers this way requires much more labor and parts complexity than the simpler woven-in approach, but the payoff is in reduced distortion, reduced mechanical noise and improved reliability.
Customizable Trim Ring
This removable ring can be painted to match the installation theme and directly receives JL Audio grille mesh inserts (sold separately).
Detailed Information:
This ABS trim ring is molded in black, but that doesn't mean it has to stay that way. By custom painting it, you can match your installation theme and create a personalized look.
Specifically-designed grille mesh inserts are available separately and fit into the inner diameter of the trim ring.
Helpful Tip: Installing the grille mesh inserts is much easier before mounting the woofer into the enclosure.
Built in U.S.A. with Global Components
JL Audio's Miramar, Florida loudspeaker production facility is one of the most advanced in the world.
Detailed Information:
At a time when most audio products are built overseas, JL Audio's commitment to in-house loudspeaker production continues to grow. To pull this off in a competitive world market, our production engineering team has created one of the world's most advanced loudspeaker assembly facilities and established a global network of quality component suppliers who build to our specifications. This, combined with our commitment to state-of-the-art assembly technology, allows our skilled workforce to efficiently build JL Audio products to extremely high quality standards, right here in the U.S.A.
Since most of our premium loudspeakers incorporate proprietary, patented technologies requiring specific assembly techniques, we find it is vital that the people who designed them have close access to the people manufacturing them. The following JL Audio products are built in our Miramar, Florida factory, with global components:
- Subwoofer Drivers: W7, W6v3, TW5v2, TW3, TW1, W3v3
- Enclosed Car Subwoofers: Stealthbox®, PowerWedge™, ProWedge™, H.O. Wedge™ & MicroSub™ Enclosed Subwoofers
- Marine Loudspeakers, Marine Subwoofer Drivers and Marine Enclosed Loudspeakers
- Home Subwoofers: Dominion™, E-Sub, Fathom® and Gotham®
Download Product Manual: 10W6v2 Manual
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U.S.A. Warranty Information - Mobile Audio Subwoofer Drivers
JL Audio Subwoofer Drivers are warrantied against defects in materials and workmanship for One (1) Year from purchase date. JL Audio will, at its discretion, repair or replace any products that exhibit defects in materials and/or workmanship during the warranty period.
Please hold on to your sales receipt! All warranty service requires original sales receipt documentation. The warranty only applies to the original purchaser from an authorized retailer.
Note: Products purchased from unauthorized dealers are not covered under warranty.
Warranty Limitations
The following is not covered under JL Audio's warranty program:
1. Product with defaced, altered or removed serial numbers (no valid, legible serial number = no warranty).
2. Product owned by anyone other than the original purchaser from an authorized JL Audio dealer. (The warranty is not transferable and will not apply to products purchased from unauthorized dealers.)
3. Product that has been physically abused (run over by a car or beat with a hammer, for example).
4. Product that has not been installed according to the instructions in the owner's manual
5. Product in which repair and/or modification has been attempted by unauthorized parties
6. Product damaged cosmetically due to improper handling or normal wear and tear
7. Product damaged in an accident, due to criminal activity (attempted theft, gunshot damage, etc.) or by 'acts of God' (flooding, lightning, locusts, etc.)
8. Custom finishes or other cosmetic treatments applied to products. (JL Audio will not be responsible for restoring or maintaining any custom finishes)
9. Installation and shipping costs associated with removing, re-installing or shipping the product to JL Audio for warranty service
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I have said before that "Just go to the ER"is not a national health care policy. Apparently, I was wrong. Yesterday, Our Dear Leader said otherwise:
"The immediate goal is to make sure there are more people on private insurance plans. I mean, people have access to health care in America," he said. "After all, you just go to an emergency room."Oh sweet Jesus, the man is an idiot and a buffoon. It's bad enough to have the uninformed troglodytes think that "just go to the ER" is a substitute for actual access to health care, but this man ostensibly directs policy. I would say I have higher expectations from the man who inhabits the oval office, but sadly, it would be hard for me to have lower expectations for him.
It is perhaps a bit of unintended honesty, though. I guess it explains 7 years of inaction on the uninsured crisis, doesn't it? If he really believes that all the nation's health needs can be met in our humble departments, what reason is there to fix the system?


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Hey dog what's dilla phat kat song at 22 mins ish?
Happy b'day
happy birthday man. have a good one
Thanks fam, what about a admin to moderate our battle rap forum, any recommendations?
What up bro, does Sean the guy who does graphics still post here? Im the executive producer from Ultimate Rap Leagues The War Report? Would appreciate any help locating him?
Just came across Lil Daps latest single on the blog. DOPE! Appreciate the time & effort you put into all that bc majority of it is shit you wont find elsewhere. peace
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Yo just wanted to shout you out for all the work you've put in for the heads. You're like the Jedi Archives for hip-hop bruh. So, yeah, keep doing what ya doing, I (and many others I'm sure) really appreciate it. Peace.
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On Friday afternoon, an anonymous Redditor posted a follow-up to a thread he'd since deleted, explaining that Google had fired him for posting pictures of his company uniform.
About the non-disclosure agreement, he writes:
"I thought it applied to what we were doing during training. Which makes sense, because they gave it to us before we were trained. AFTER training, they told us, go and tell people about the exciting product you represent. Even tho I didnt really talk much about the product, I did mention where we will be selling them, apparently the NDA about not talking or posting anything was still in effect."
Is is fair for Google to have him fired for this? More importantly, Anonymous Redditor, if you see this, get in touch! We want to hear from you. [Reddit]
Update: The NDA break was largely about spilling the beans on Best Buy before I/O. The headline and original post did not reflect this.


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I have a colleague with two teenage boys (yes, cue cliche's about 'I have this friend see...') He's currently having issues with them browsing pr0n and wants to do a little spying on their browsing (I'm staying clear of the philosophies/ethics on this.) The kids are savvy enough to clear their browsing history when they're done. As I'm his goto for IT he has asked me if there is a way to keep a hold of the browsing history.
The family uses Macs, and the kids surf with Safari. I know that browsing history is kept here ~/Library/Safari/History.plist. I figure there should be a way to write either an AppleScript or other script (Python/Ruby/Bash) that can backup this file to a different location (/opt/local/history, etc.)
Since the kids know to clear their history when they're done should the file be periodically backed up with something similar to a cron job or something like Hazel? While that could work it seems like it would create a ton of little incremental backups.
Or is it possible to 'watch' ~/Library/Safari/History.plist and incrementally add changes to a backup file (saving a diff so to speak) but not lose any data?
Any ideas/solutions appreciated.
UPDATE/EDIT: Got the word from concerned dad that the oldest uses Firefox on a different PC, so the OpenDNS solution (preferably at the router level) is the best answer so far as it would capture usage for the whole house.


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Wabash dominated Ohio Wesleyan for three quarters Saturday for a 28-7 home-opening win. The Little Giants improved to 2-0 behind staunch defense and Wes Chamblee's 184 all-purpose yards.
Wabash scored on three of its first four possessions to dispel in Bishop ideas of an upset. Wes Chamblee hauled in a 20-yard Chase Belton pass for the score. It was Belton to Chamblee for another 11 yard score to put Wabash up 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Jonathan Horn put Wabash up 21-0 with a nice leaping catch for an 11-yard touchdown before the offense stagnated.
Ohio Wesleyan got its only score of the game when Steven Uhler broke free on a defensive lapse and hauled in an 80-yard connection with quarterback Mason Espinosa , 21-7.
"We played well offensively scoring three touchdowns on our first four possessions but then we weren't able to stay in sync," Coach Erik Raeburn said. "We had mental errors and penalties. You name it, we did it to get out of rhythm on offense."
The only other scoring in the game came on Wabash's first possession of the second half when Belton found a wide open James Krauss for a 54-yard score.
The offensive stagnation was in part due to seven sacks and what Raeburn called a "hit and miss" running game.
"We struggled to pass against them last year but we had some success running the ball. We tried to emphasize getting the run game going early on to help us pass the ball more and I think we did that a little bit. But it seems like we were hit and miss with the running game. We'd hit a big one and then struggle."
The Little Giants rushed for 252 yards in the game with 126 of that total in the first quarter. The offense hit a wall in the second quarter with just six yards rushing and three sacks of the quarterback.
"We have a lot of work to do," said offensive lineman Weston Kitley. "We've really been struggling with our assignments. Today, our pass blocking was really bad. We tried to play really intense today so that made up for it but today we had way too many missed assignments. Today was not a passing grade by any means for our line."
Wabash suffered seven sacks in the game. Raeburn said the breakdown was shared all around. "We have to get open and the quarterback has to read the coverage. He got fooled a couple times and didn't do the right thing with the ball. There were times we had some pressure but there were times where he had enough time and we didn't get anyone open or he didn't get rid of the ball. Obviously, we have to improve in that area, those just kill your drives. Some of those sacks we can live with but a few shouldn't have happened."
Chamblee set the pace early with his two touchdown catches and 184 all-purpose yards for the game.
"You think about it and the last full game he played heading into the season opener was a playoff game at Illinois Wesleyan in 2009," Raeburn said. "He was out a long time and had a serious injury. I thought he played outstanding last week considering all that. But certainly with a game under his belt, he really felt comfortable out there today and you could see that in his play."
Chamblee led the little giants with 103 yards and five catches. Horn had 45 yards and four catches before leaving with an injury. Vann Hunt led the rushing with 53 yards on 13 attempts.
Another bright spot for Wabash was the kicking game. Punter Cameron Sobleski had six punts for a 40.7 average. Ian MacDougall kicked off five times for a 63-yard average.
Kyle Najar led the Little Giant defense with 9 tackles. Jonathon Koop added six stops and an interception. Andrew Gibson, Nate Scola, Houston Hodges, Jorge Diaz-Aguilar, and Pat Clegg collected five tackles apiece.
"I think our schemes were working really well," Najar said. "We got the call in, lined up and just played well today. We watched a lot of film so were pretty much prepared. We have a lot of good players on defense and we're fast. We have schemes and speed that's tough for offenses to cope with."
The final stats were not necessarily reflective of the Little Giants defensive dominance. OWU outgained Wabash 375-335 for the game, but that included a lopsided 127-36 edge in total yards in the fourth quarter against the Little Giant second-string defense.
OWU falls to 1-2 while Wabash takes its 2-0 record to University of Chicago next week.


text: Just heard this a few minutes ago on Sportsbeat that Reed strained his calf last night making a tackle on special teams late in the game last night. It's why Mitch Berger came out and did the kickoff after the TD to Hines that gave the Steelers the lead. One reporter asked Jeff Reed how does your calf feel and he said it's pretty bad. Right now it looks as if Reed depending how bad this injury is he could miss about a month or so. So it looks as if the Steelers are going to possibly shopping for a kicker here to fill in for Jeff Reed assuming he is out for a certain period of time. This is certainly not good news at all seeing how clutch and automatic Reed has been for the Steelers. Who is out there that would be able to fill the void??


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How To MIG-Weld A Cracked Aluminum Block
This Keith Black Hemi block originally ran in Chris "The Golden Greek" Karamesines' Top Fuel Dragster, and although it's cracked in many places, it can be fixed to run again.
There's very little material in the deck area of a vintage Keith Black Hemi block, which is prone to cracking. You can see it's been repaired before.
We're fixing a crack in the side of the crankcase. To begin, a hole is drilled at each end of the crack to prevent it from spreading.
Then the entire crack is ground out of the block, using a carbide bit and a die grinder.
This crack is superficial because it didn't penetrate all the way through the cylinder block.
Hunter Self, owner of J&S East Valley Garage, prefers to MIG-weld cast-aluminum blocks versus TIG-welding because he says it's faster and puts less heat into the aluminum. The block is coated in anti-splatter spray prior to welding.
Next, a propane torch is aimed at the underside of the block to heat it, while a metal hood is placed over the top of the block to help heat the material evenly.
Once the aluminum is warmed to 200 degrees F, it's time to weld.
Hunter works quickly, using an old Miller Dialarc 250 210-volt MIG welder fitted with 0.060-inch-diameter 4043 aluminum filler wire. One hundred amps are all it takes to weld the side of this block.
The weld has penetrated the other side of the aluminum. This will be ground down flush with the surface of the block.
An air chisel is used to peen the weld, relax the surrounding material, and work-harden the weld. By hammering it, Hunter said he can harden the weld in-house instead of sending the block out for heat-treating post-repair.
Once the area is ground, it may need additional welding to fill in any gaps.
An asbestos blanket is then placed over the block to allow it to cool as slowly as possible to prevent additional cracking.
Then a 40-grit sanding attachment works the weld smooth.
The block is sandblasted to give the repaired area the same appearance as the surrounding aluminum.
When finished, it's difficult to identify the repair from the original material.
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WALTHAM, Mass.- Led by a balanced offense that put three players in double-figures, the Brandeis University men's basketball team routed the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans in an University Athletic Association (UAA) contest at Red Auerbach Arena, 87-62. The Judges improve to 11-9 (3-6 UAA) while the Tartans fall to 10-10 (3-6 UAA).
After three early lead changes and a tie, Brandeis grabbed the lead on a 3-pointer from senior guard Ben Bartoldus (Hillsborough, N.H./Proctor Acad.) to make it 7-5 with 15:03 on the clock. That jump-started a 22-6 run over the next seven minutes that would break the contest open. Featuring a barrage of triples, the Judges burst out to a 26-11 lead with just under eight minutes remaining in the half. During the scoring spurt, senior guard Ruben Kanya (Ottawa, Ontario/Bridgton Acad, Maine) got the crowd fired up with back-to-back 3-pointers after coming off the bench. Senior guard Derek Retos (No. Attleboro, Mass./Brimmer and May School) also added two trifectas during the run.
Despite the large deficit, Carnegie Mellon fought back and went on an extending stretch of their own, rattling off a 19-6 surge that cut the Judges lead to 32-30 with 3:12 left in the period. Still, two lay-ins from rookie guard Robinson Vilmont (Cambridge, Mass./Wilbraham and Monson Acad.) book-ended a pair of free throws by classmate forward Samuel Dowden (Andover, Mass./Andover) as Brandeis went into the break with a 38-32 advantage.
The Judges came out firing in the second half and went on a 12-4 run over the first four minutes to open up a 50-36 lead on a lay-up from senior center Youri Dascy (Fall River, Mass./St. Andrews School, R.I.). That advantage ballooned to 22 points when sophomore guard Colby Smith (No. Andover, Mass./No. Andover) drained a corner 3-pointer with 10:15 remaining in the contest. Brandeis' lead would never dip below 13 points the rest of the way and an 8-0 spurt in the closing minutes gave the Judges their final margin of victory, 87-62.
Brandeis was led by Bartoldus who scored 19 points on an efficient 6-for-9 shooting from the field. Vilmont joined him in double-digits with 15 points while tying for game-high honors with five assists. Retos added 14 points as a reserve, including two 3-pointers. He is now two shy of tying, and three of breaking, the all-time Brandeis record for made 3-pointers. Senior forward Connor Arnold (Andover, Mass./Deerfield Acad.), Dascy, and Vilmont all shared team-high honors with four rebounds. Vilmont swiped a game-high three steals.
The Tartans were paced by two reserves. Junior guard Seth Cordts (Amherst, N.H./Southegan) scored 18 points to go with five boards, three assists, and two steals while senior forward Rob Mohen (Stamford, Conn./Regis, N.Y.) had 15 points, a game-high seven caroms, and three assists. Senior guard Asad Meghani (Carrolton, Texas/Greenhill School) led the squad with four assists.
The Judges continue their season with a home UAA contest against fourth-ranked WashU on Friday February 14th at 8:00 p.m. Carnegie Mellon heads back home for a match-up with UAA opponent Emory on Friday February 14th at 8:00 p.m.


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Lala Anthony really has shown us all that she really does have a sense of style. I love her classic style with a twist; her polished style with colorful handbags. She wears blazers a lot and she wears a lot of blacks, greys, whites and nude - my kinda girl:) Her style is similar to BFF Kim Kardashian, but still her own. How do you feel about LaLa's style?
Friday, December 30, 2011
Style Crush - Lala Anthony
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I've been doing a lot of shopping lately....like A LOT...I might have a problem folks...Well I'll be sharing my buyings with you in the next couple of days. In the mean time...-You all know I love Kim Kardashian's style and right now she's having one of her auctions at ebay selling some of her stuff. Go HERE to check it out:)
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Coming up on FBG in 2012 - DIY
This coming year I'll be doing some new stuff here on FBG. Some of it will be being DIY-projects - here's some pictures of the things I'll be doing...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Kim Kardashian's white dresses
Almost angelic-like in this beautiful dress.
I'm in love with this Lanvin dress Kim wore in Monaco this year.
Beautiful Grecian dress at the Golden Globe awards.
Break the white with some colored shoes. Colored shoes are hot this coming season.
H&M divided dress. Kim makes the dress look expensive with beautiful accessories. I love this dress. I have it myself.
Beautiful white striped dress at Kim's 31st birthday party in Vegas.
Love this Rachel Pally maxi dress.
Classic white dress with zebra pumps.
Beautiful white gown.
Love this dress. So classic.
Sparkles on a white bodycon dress.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Sigma's 18K Gold kit - extravaganza
The Sigma Beauty Extravaganza Collection is really something else. I love Sigma brushes. They are so soft and don't shed. The extravaganza collection are brushes with 18K gold plated ferrules. You get 29 brushes in this set and it retails for $510, which is a lot, but they really are cool though if you want something over the top. They come in a carrying case, perfect for travelling. The brushes themselves are the same as the ones Sigma normally carries, so if you don't care about the gold ferrules then go for the premium collection. Go here to check out the Sigma brushes. They ship worldwide:)
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Kourtney Kardashian out in LA, December 21, 2011
Kourtney out in LA doing some shopping. She's wearing Alpine Stars jacket, Finders Keepers top, Donna Karan leggings, Valentino boots, Celine bag, Balenciaga sunglasses and a Hat Attack hat. I really adore her style. - So boho chic. Have a great day:)
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Private Sale at By Malene Birger - save 40 %
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Pioneer SVM 1000 (4 Channel Audio and Video Mixer)
Pioneer SVM 1000 DJ Mixer Description:
Multiple Video Blending Technology
With the Pioneer SVM 1000, DJs can synchronize audio and video with up to four sources simultaneously. Each of the four channels features independent fading and equalization for traditional mixing techniques. The 4-channel mixer is also capable of sound-only or visual-only control for creative mixing according to the DJ/VJ style. For enhanced visuals of any mix, the cross fader is capable of various video effects such as FADE, WIPE and CHROMAKEY.
Audio Video Effect Function
An Audio Video Effect function enables the user to fully synchronize audio and video effects utilizing a built-in 11-inch touch-panel LCD display. With up to 30 built-in audio and video effects, users have the ability to quickly create exciting visual treatments orchestrated to music. When video isn't available from a source, such as a CD, the DJ can still create a visual performance through pre-loaded graphics and images accessed from an animated on-screen icon for quick selection.
AV Beat Effect: The mixer automatically detects the tempo of the music and synchs it with the video content. Twelve beat effects are available including Delay, Echo, Pan, Transformer, Filter, Flanger, Phaser, Reverb, Robot, Chorus, Roll and Reverse Roll which can also be combined with other visual effects such as Inverse, Edge and Hue for numerous arrangements.
AV Touch Effect: Taking advantage of the large touch-screen display, users can quickly access 12 touch effect patterns including Ripple, Lens, Spot, Radiation, Cube, Block, Kaleidoscope, Twist, Zoom, Drop, Blur and Distortion. Each effect contains four parameters to create different variations on the screen.
Text Effect: Custom text messages can also be displayed to the tempo of the music in various beat-linked expressions. Six text patterns are available including Random, Zoom, Block, Rotation, Crush and Slide which can also be inputted through its built-in USB connection.
JPEG Viewer Function
The Pioneer SVM 1000 DJ Mixer lets users incorporate their own images and photos from an external memory device for use in their performance through a SD slot and USB connection. Its "Still Image Sampler" further enhances visuals by mixing images, such as logos of DJs, events or sponsors with videos or other still images with the ability to loop and play them as a slide show.
Audio and Video Quality
Audio: The mixer employs 96 kHz/24-bit digital sampling and a 32-bit Digital Signal Processor (DSP) for the highest quality audio. The Pioneer SVM 1000 DJ Mixer integrates various features to maximize audio quality: high rigidity chassis for minimizing unnecessary vibration, dual-shield structure for eliminating digital noise and high performance/low noise power supply for clean and powerful sound.
Video: The video signal input through the Analog to Digital Converter is image processed at 600MHz/32-bit/4800MIPS (Million Instructions per Second) to maintain high dynamic range and minimized noise resulting in accurate and clear visuals.
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Anthropologists Approve Comprehensive Overhaul of Ethics Code
After a five-year review process, members of the American Anthropological Association have approved a rigorous overhaul of their ethics code. The code offers guidance to anthropologists as to how they should conduct themselves in professional and academic settings, in collecting and disseminating research data, and in their relationships with research subjects, colleagues and students. The new document, titled "Statement on Ethics: Principles of Professional Responsibility," strengthens the previous ethics code, adapts it to the digital age, and makes use of a fundamentally new format. Members were given six weeks to vote on the code, which was approved by an overwhelming 93 percent of those who voted.
The first AAA ethics code was written in 1971, in response to controversies over the Vietnam War. Where previous AAA ethics codes resembled straightforward legal codes, the new Principles of Professional Responsibility take the form of a hyperlinked living document in a simple, user-friendly format. While still offering guidance for ethical conduct in the form of general principles, the new document features embedded hypertext links to pertinent case study materials, reference documents, websites and articles. The Statement has a series of references after each defining principle to allow the readers to find further sources of information and data. These resources give readers a richer sense of the context of the ethics code and of specific dilemmas anthropologists have faced in their work. Continue reading "Anthropologists Approve Comprehensive Overhaul of Ethics Code"