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[Update: One thing that I didn't mention in this guide is that even though you can train Aquatic Form from your trainer now instead of having to do the quest for it, I STRONGLY suggest that you do the quest anyway. You receive the Aquarius Belt for completing the quest which has some excellent stats on it.
The best part about the belt though is that it has a Use effect that heals you instantly, and only has a 5 minute cooldown. That means you aren't having to waste mana on heals as often, and since it does not break your druid forms you can heal while running around in a Feral Spec without having to drop out and then back into form.
I will add more detail on this in the next post, but for now I am updating this one to include this information at the top so that new or repeat viewers do not miss out on this excellent quest reward.]
Leveling a druid can be a hard thing for a lot of people to do. The leveling gets easier when you hit 20, but getting through those teens is where most people delete their character instead of pushing through it.
Similar to the priest, this is the third time I have tried to level a druid. The first one was deleted at level 12, the second I got up to level 24 and though I did not delete the character I never bothered playing it again either. The mistake that most people make, myself included until now, when leveling their druid through their teens is switching over to Bear Form at level 10. To be as honest as I can here, Bear Form sucks. It does get better, but when you get it it sucks. You will have much more success sticking to spell casting than you will being a bear during your teens.
Important Spells
If you're just getting started with a druid, take note of these icons and remember them. These are the primary spells that are going to get you to level 20. There are three others worth mentioning as well, but these are the icons to remember.
The two on top are your buff spells (Mark of the Wild, Thorns), the two in the middle are your damage spells (Wrath, Moonfire), and the two on the bottom are your utility spells (Rejuvenation, Entangling Roots). I will be discussing these spells in depth down below. These aren't the only spells you will use, as you do/will have two more healing spells as well as a resurrection spell, and another buff/utility spell (Nature's Grasp, mentioned below). But those six spells are most of what you will be casting.
Leveling 1-6: Starting Zone
Rotation Option 1: Wrath, Wrath, Attack/Wrath
Rotation Option 2: Wrath, Moonfire, Wrath/Attack
Explanation: At this level Moonfire is a huge mana-sink and most mobs will be dead long before its full damage can take place. I suggest you save your mana and your time and stick with option 1. If you do cast Moonfire, then make sure you cast it either to pull or immediately after you pull to get the most out of its use.
As with all classes that I level, I prefer to go and grind mobs as soon as I log in with the character until I reach level 2. I don't accept quests or do anything else, I just go kill things until I gain a level. There are a couple of reasons why I do this. First, the trash that drops from those first 8-10 mobs that you need to kill to reach level 2 will sell for enough to pay for your first ability and give you some spare copper as well. All characters have a spell that they can train at level 1, they just don't start with the cash to do it with. Second, this helps you to reach level 6 by the time you finish your starting zone to help maximize your experience gained from turning in quests.
During your first six levels there are not a whole lot of options open to you. You start out with only Wrath and your Auto-Attack for damage, and that's pretty much what you will be using for most of your leveling. You do get Moonfire at level 1 if you can pay for the training, but it's high mana cost is significantly higher than Wrath so try to focus on Wrath so that you can minimize your downtime.
You also start off with one of your buff spells, Mark of the Wild. The main reason I prefer to use it is because of the bonus it gives to your stats. The armor bonus doesn't matter much to me, but I do enjoy more health/mana.
Most mobs will die with just a couple of Wrath casts plus an attack or two. Some mobs might take three Wraths to take down instead, and that's fine too. In early levels I tend to rotate between killing a mob with Wrath x3, then killing another 1-2 mobs by doing Wrath x2 followed by attacks, and then repeating that cycle. Since the chances of you dying in your starting area are fairly small, I use my health as another resource while leveling. I don't mind letting something beat on me for a few seconds for the sake of conserving mana for the next fight. When both my health and my mana are low, that's when I sit down to eat and drink.
When you get to the quests in your starting zone that has you facing mobs that are hostile (Red bars instead of Yellow), then you can go ahead and add Moonfire into your rotation if you'd like. Personally, I try to only use it in my starting zones when a mob with low health runs away from me or when I know that killing that mob is going to give me a level. Because Moonfire is an instant cast that does deal some damage right away, I do use it when my health gets dangerously low and I need to finish the mob off quickly. That way I don't have to die, and the mob goes down faster so I can eat/drink sooner.
At level 4 you receive your first Heal over Time (HoT) spell, Rejuvenation. This is my preferred method of keeping my health up while leveling. A lot of people suggest casting it on yourself right before you start combat, I personally just use it whenever I feel a need to do so. Since casting spells is going to be your fastest method of killing mobs right now I would at least wait to cast it until after a mob has already started to attack you in melee. Generally, I cast it after I kill my current target or on my way to my next target. If I start to drop below 50% health while fighting mobs I will cast it then as well, but that doesn't happen very often in the starting area.
Leveling 6-12: Surrounding Map
Rotation Option 1: Wrath, Entangling Roots, Wrath, Attack/Wrath
Rotation Option 2: Wrath, Moonfire, Entangling Roots, Wrath/Attack
Explanation: You don't get Entangling Roots until level 8, but when you do you start to get a lot more control over combat.
At level 6 you get your second buff spell, Thorns. This spell is going to deal damage to every mob that attacks you. It's basically free damage for the price of getting beat up. And since you're going to get beat on anyway, you might as well get paid for it with the blood of your enemies. Thorns only lasts for 10 minutes, and I honestly forget to refresh the thing all the time. It's damage isn't great, but every little bit helps.
Until level 8 you will play just like you did from levels 1-6, sticking to Wrath as your primary source of damage.
At level 8 you get one of your key spells, Entangling Roots. It's both an offensive spell and a defensive spell all wrapped up into one. The damage it deals isn't significant, but it is there as a nice little added bonus. The reason for using this spell though is that it snares the target and prevents them from moving. So you can pull the target with Wrath, snare them with ER, and then Wrath them 1-2 more times to finish them off.
I still hold back on casting Moonfire at this stage because of its mana cost, but if you do decide that you enjoy using it, try to cast it before Entangling Roots. ER breaks after its duration has expired, or after the target has taken a certain amount of damage. Since Moonfire does damage when it hits, it's better for that initial damage to happen before ER rather than after so that your roots don't break early.
At level 10 you get one of those spells I mentioned up at the top that I did not include in the picture. The spell is called Nature's Grasp, and what it does is it casts Entangling Roots for you on the first mob that hits you after you've cast it. The spell lasts for 45 seconds and has a 1 minute cooldown on it. The best thing about the spell though is that it has no mana cost. It's great for use as crowd control in case a hostile mob comes up behind you while you're fighting another one, or even as just a part of your regular fighting methods. Cast this, Wrath the target twice, and when they hit you they're stuck. Then you just run away a few steps and turn around to throw another Wrath in their face. It's an excellent spell, and I use it frequently.
Nature's Grasp is also a great tool to use when facing fast-moving mobs, like Raptors, who can close into melee range faster than you can get off your second Wrath. Those are the mobs that I usually use Moonfire against as well to help me take them out sooner.
Leveling 12-20: Secondary Zone
Rotation Option 1: Wrath, Moonfire, Entangling Roots, Wrath, Wrath, Attack
Rotation Option 2: Nature's Grasp, Wrath, Moonfire, Wrath, Entangling Roots, Wrath
Explanation: By now you should have a good enough mana pool that you can throw Moonfire into the mix. Entangling Roots should be part of your rotation now to save yourself from spending mana on healing spells as much, and saves you from having to look for Stamina on your gear as much.
Since I prefer playing Horde, the Barrens is the location of choice for leveling during your teens. Now, most of my toons I prefer to level up elsewhere, but some of your druid quests actually require you to be in the Barrens to do them, so I'd rather just stick to one place.
Barrens is an excellent zone for professions such as Skinning and Herbalism, and it's pretty decent for leveling your Mining as well. The main reason to level here though, other than the druid quests, is that there are so many quests in the zone and they are all pretty well bundled up in the same areas so that you can easily do several of them at once.
You don't really get any new spells in these levels to help you go any faster, but you do get more mana which allows you to be a bit more controlling in how combat plays out. Start off with Wrath, hit them with Moonfire, and then Entangling Roots to keep them in place. Entangling Roots will deal damage to them while it holds and Moonfire will continue to tick away their health as well. If the mob has closed in enough to hit you with melee attacks, then back up right after you root them, otherwise I suggest you just stay where you are and throw another Wrath at them. If they still have a lot of hit points left, then continue Wraths until they drop into melee range and then pummel them to finish them off.
If you have plenty of mana to spare and don't mind a little extra downtime, then you can also go with a full Root 'n Nuke style of switching between damaging spells and snares. I would suggest using Nature's Grasp first since it does not have a mana cost, and then pulling with Wrath. As soon as Wrath is cast follow it up with a Moonfire. You have two options at that point, you can either run directly into the mob to get them to attack and trigger your Nature's Grasp, or you can stay where you are and let them come to you while you nuke them with another Wrath. I generally run to the mob to get NG to proc and keep on running "through" the mob and turning around on the other side to hit them with another Wrath. Once they are snared follow with another Wrath and then cast Entangling Roots on them to root them again. Go back to either casting more Wrath nukes, refreshing your Moonfire, or just letting the damage ticks from ER and Moonfire kill them off for you.
When doing Root 'n Nuke you have to judge for yourself how many times you need to root and how many times you need to nuke. The only time I have ever needed to root more than twice was when one of them missed. Most of the time I don't actually need to root a second time and instead will just nuke them again to bring them down. Very few mobs here should take more than 3 Wrath spells and a Moonfire to bring them down, and what extra damage does need to be dealt can usually be covered pretty easy with regular attacks.
Another method of using the Root 'n Nuke is to just switch off between Wrath and Entangling Roots. You can generally get off two Wrath's per ER unless you happen to Crit with one. If you use this method then pull the mob using Entangling Roots itself, follow it with a Wrath or two, then reapply ER. Repeat as needed until the mobs are dead. You can throw in a Moonfire to increase the damage they take over time which will allow you to conserve mana a bit by not having to cast Wrath so often.
Play around with the Rooting and Damaging spells that you have until you find a rotation that works for you.
Another bonus to leveling in this area is that it is going to be easier for you to find groups going into Wailing Caverns. The Embrace of the Viper set, frequently referred to as the "Fang" set, is found in WC and it is excellent for getting you geared up and ready to switch over to Cat Form dps at level 20.
With a combination of questing and running through the WC instance, you should easily be able to hit level 20 in the Barrens. My druid is actually sitting at level 25 right now and he still has almost 20 quests that he can do in the zone. I'm not going to keep him there that long, but I mention it to give you an idea of how much experience there is to gain here.
Macro Suggestion
There is really only one Macro that I find helpful at this early level with the Druid, and it's a very simple one.
#showtooltip Wrath
/cast Wrath
It's a very simple macro, but I use a variation of it on almost every class. This macro makes your character start attacking the target with it's melee weapon, and then casts Wrath on the target.
This macro does two things:
- First, if you have no target selected then it will select the nearest target in front of you (assuming they are within 40 yards or so) and have your character attack them with your weapon. If you're not within range to actually hit them with your weapon then your character still stands ready to attack if they do end up closing in to melee range (which they will).
- Second, this macro causes your character to cast Wrath on your target (if possible).
So the main reason to use this macro is really to save yourself the hassle of targeting a mob and then casting a spell. Instead it combines it into a single button. The side benefit of using this though is that since you are playing as a ranged caster, and your roots are going to occasionally break or miss in the first place, you will end up in melee at times. Since the /startattack line is in the macro you will start to hit the mob with your melee weapon as soon as they are in range without having to press any other buttons or take any other actions.
So it serves as a bit of a time saver, and provides a bit of convenience as well.
Talent Points and Glyphs: Level 10-19
You have a little wiggle room in the talent trees, so you can go with anything you feel comfortable with. I chose to go with the build below and I had no trouble at all while I was leveling or while I was running instances as both dps and heals.
I suggest spending these points from top to bottom, left to right.
Glyph of Wrath is really the only major glyph that I see you getting a whole lot of use out of while casting your way through your teens. If you really feel like being a bear then you can go with a different glyph, but I strongly suggest that you stay away from bear and it's associated glyphs for now.
Glyph of Thorns is going to increase the duration of the spell by 50 minutes, so that it lasts for a full hour instead of just 10 minutes. This is really only a glyph of convenience, but it does help with your damage while things are attacking you so I include it in the guide here.
Personally, I don't really care about Thorns at this level, I care more about moving around the world quickly. I do that with a druid by using the Glyph of Aquatic Form instead. You get Aquatic Form at level 16 which allows you to breath underwater and also increases your swimming speed by 50%. Normal Swim Speed is 66% of your regular running speed, and Aquatic Form by itself increases that number by 50%, so it becomes 99% by calculation though addons that monitor speed show it to be 100%. The Glyph increases your speed by another 50% (of the base 66%) which would put you at 132% speed, but again those addons actually show you to be at 135% speed in water. So you actually move faster in Aquatic Form than you do when you're running on land.
So which minor glyph you choose is up to you. Thorns will help you in combat more, but Aquatic Form will help you in transportation more. I personally like to move fast so I go with AF instead of Thorns.
Gearing Up for Spellcasting
When you are looking for gear to help while you're casting your spells, you want to focus heavily on Spell Power (SP). There is a lot of SP to be found in Tailoring gear, so if you have access to a tailor then you might want to hit them up for some SP gear. It's also nice to increase your mana pool by getting gear with Intelligence on it, and it never hurts to have a nice health pool from Stamina gear either. At this level I would go for Spell Power above all else, followed by Intelligence, and then whatever you happen to find for the rest. Since Wrath deals Nature Damage, you might want to look for a weapon that adds decent Nature Damage since finding a straight +SP weapon might be hard. Preferably a one-handed weapon such as a mace or dagger, since one of your druid quests in the Barrens is going to reward you with an off-hand item that gives you a very nice mana regeneration.
Level 20: Time for a Respec
When you reach level 20, it's time to drop that precious gold coin you've been working towards for so long and switch over to a feral spec. There are a lot of different ways you can spec, and you can find quite a variety of advice across different forums and blogs. Feel free to look at other suggestions from other sites, but this is the build that I suggest switching to at level 20.
Gearing Up for Feral
The primary stat you should be looking for as Cat DPS is Agility. You do get more Attack Power (AP) from Strength than you do Agility, but Agility is also going to provide you with Crit and help with your Avoidance as well. Stack Agility above all else. Anything that increases your Hit Rating is also going to be good for you since missing is going to make you suck. Strength will help you deal more damage, Stamina gives you more hit points which is nice since you will now be in melee constantly, and so on.
Having a Leatherworker is going to give you the most benefit in the land of Agility stacking, so I suggest heading there for your starting gear. Most of the Fang armor will be better for you than what a Leatherworker can make for your level, but it's not always easy to get your hands on the full set since the gloves are the only piece that does not bind when you pick it up. My Shaman picked up the entire set with only two runs through WC, but my Druid has been through WC five times now and only has two pieces, one of which are the gloves.
If you look at the Glyphs included in the Feral spec above, you will see that I left Glyph of Thorns as the minor glyph and replaced Glyph of Wrath with Glyph of Rip. You aren't going to be using Wrath anymore since you now claw everyone's face off, but Thorns will become more useful with how much time you spend in melee. Glyph of Rip is going to extend the duration of your Rip which is your primary Finishing Move when you start out as a Cat.
Again, I personally stick with Glyph of Aquatic Form as my minor glyph regardless of how much Thorns can help. The only benefit you get from Glyph of Thorns is extra time on it, but since you aren't using your mana for anything else besides an occasional heal it's not a big deal to just recast it as needed. Extra movement speed is always a good thing though, so I like making my flippers move faster. Once again the choice is yours, either having Thorns up more consistently to help with damage, or move faster when swimming.


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When I was first introduced to modern scrapbooking, it was through Creative Memories. Through attending a few of their parties, I certainly learned a lot about the importance of good materials and why using their quality albums was far better than sticking my photos onto printer paper with rubber cement and using a ball point pen for journaling.
The years rolled by and new products went onto the market. I found myself being less concerned by, but still aware of, the various archival terms and what they meant. A few weeks ago I got to thinking about acid free scrapbooking products. Today I'm sharing my thoughts, findings, some general information and food for thought on the subject.
What does "acid free" mean? And what is "lignin"?
Paper is made from wood, which is acidic. Lignin is a chemical within the paper that causes yellowing and general yuckiness. There are processes which can make the paper 'acid free', and that process involves neutralizing or eliminating lignin. Therefore, the two go together. (For more on the topic, I really like this article that explains what acid free paper really means, and why it's important.)
Are my scrapbook supplies acid free?
I have long assumed that any scrapbook paper is acid free – but I could be wrong, and so I am checking paper before I buy it now. When I looked through my papers and stickers, I noticed that a lot of them did not specify acid/lignin free. I wondered if this meant some companies just aren't putting that notation of acid free anymore, or if companies had lowered quality standards and I never noticed?
To find out, I contacted five of my favorite manufacturers: Tim Holtz, Studio Calico, American Crafts, Sassafras, and Pink Paislee and asked them. "Are your stickers and papers acid free?" I was happy to hear from all of them that indeed they are using acid/lignin free product for their stickers and papers despite not always labeling their products as acid free. This does not mean that all paper and stickers from any scrapbook manufacturer are made with acid free materials, but it is an indicator that companies may not think it is important to label their products as acid free even if they are. I recommend checking product labels, and looking up information on company websites if it's not listed.
After my paper and sticker quest, I started looking at adhesives. A number of gluesticks and liquid adhesives are "non-toxic" but say nothing of archival qualities or being acid free. All the brands of tape runners or dry adhesives that I looked at did say both archival and acid free. It's a good reminder to check that product packaging and know what you're paying for.
So if it's in a scrapbook store, is it safe?
Recently I encountered some concerned students in a class I taught when I told them the liquid medium they were using was not acid free. They had assumed because it was marketed to scrapbookers that it must be acid free. This is absolutely not true! First of all, there is no law stating that to sell a scrapbook supply it must be archivally safe. Secondly, many materials such as metals, inks, and fabrics aren't paper based, so the term "acid free" really doesn't apply to them.
The same goes for paints, inks, artist mediums, beads, and so much more. "Acid free" is not a term that is applicable to those products in determining their archival safety. So what is it – and is it safe? I think it depends on the material and what your expectations are. Some things simply aren't meant to last for 100 years. Will it degrade over time? Most things will – it's a matter of how much and if that is of concern for you.
So does acid free really matter?
I believe the answer is yes and no. You see, the acid free paper and stickers sold at my local craft store are packaged in plastic, transported in cardboard, handled by store employees and customers, and comes in contact with all kinds of things. In other words, I'm not expecting that the materials I use are perfectly acid free. Likewise, the surface that I work on, my own hands, and so many other environmental factors make what I'm doing imperfect from an archival perspective. Even so, the projects that I make with quality acid-free papers and adhesives, and archival printed photos and pens visibly hold up better even after a few years than those I did with products that aren't. If I am working on a card or gift tag, or a home decor project that I only want to last for a year or two it doesn't matter at all – but for something I hope will last for a decade or longer, then I am more mindful of my material selection. Ultimately, how much archival products matter is a personal choice that every crafter must make.
How archival are my scrapbooks then?
I do believe that using quality product will help the life of your projects and that they last longer themselves. Just looking at my own albums from the last 25 years I can clearly see differences. As a scrapbooker, I'm concerned with archival qualities of my photos themselves. I don't skimp on photo paper, and mostly I have them printed by professional lab on archival paper which I know is better than my personal home set-up. In fact I have had several layouts that I made five years ago with home-printed photos that are so faded the photos are now barely visible – they have totally faded out. It's a good reminder that there are a lot of factors that determine how long your scrapbook pages will last.
If ultimate archival quality is truly your goal, I'd suggest working with museum quality archival materials (including paper, adhesive, gloves, washing hands with special cleanser, cleaning work surfaces, etc) and doing a lot of research on the best of everything – from photo processing to the pens and papers you use.
If you want to make sure your projects are long lasting, but don't want to stress about it – then just take care to use good materials. Do your research on photo processing and printing. Don't skimp on good paper. Use quality adhesives and mediums that are acid free, an archival quality pen, and have fun.
Don't care how long the project lasts? Then use whatever you like, no worries.
Bottom Line?
Personally I will be paying more attention to the papers that I buy, as well as continuing to evaluate materials used in pre-made embellishments and determining if I feel they'll last or fall apart quickly. As scrapbooking has more cross-over with other crafting types, and as we see more art journal style and old fashioned scrapbooks (ephemera + photos + journaling) emerge, it is more important than ever for scrapbookers concerned with archival and acid free quality products to pay attention and be informed consumers. There are no wrong choices, and no right way to do things. It's up to each of us to decide what our priorities are, and to shop accordingly.

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File Creation Dates on Mac OS X: Clash of the Cultures
Yesterday, an interesting discussion about file metadata has begun on darwin-dev. Apple's Jordan Hubbard argued how file creation dates should not be preserved when copying files.
In this piece, I counter that treating file creation dates as first-class metadata citizens and preserving them upon copying is the more sensible thing to do, and eventually represents the behavior expected by most Mac users.
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TiVo-like software draws ire of XM Radio
Time Trax, a program designed to record XM radio programming directly to a PC's hard drive, has drawn the attention of XM Radio and the RIAA — and not in a good way. Frustrated by his inability to listen to all the broadcasts he wanted to, Ontario programmer Scott MacLean wrote and began selling Time Trax. The application creates an analog recording of songs broadcast over XM along with track information which is then stored as an MP3 file. It will only work with the XM PCR receiver, as the auto and home stereo receivers lack a PC interface.
Predictably, the RIAA and XM Radio are not amused, and are looking deeper into the legality of the software:
A spokesman for the Recording Industry Association of America said his organization had not reviewed the software, but said that in principle it was disturbed by the idea. "We remain concerned about any devices or software that permit listeners to transform a broadcast into a music library," RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy said.
Yes, heaven forbid that a paying customer should be able to save broadcasts for his own personal use. Both XM Radio and the RIAA are looking closely at MacLean's creation to see if it violates either the XM user agreement or copyright laws, apparently fearing that saved broadcasts could wind up on P2P networks. XM also has plans for a new version of its receiver with pause and rewind functionality, which is not as compelling when there is software that provides the same functionality.
Look for the lawyering to start soon, as XM considers it an "unauthorized" product. It's a shame… not just because it's a cool program, but because XM is displaying the typical knee-jerk reaction that media companies have when customers decided they want to use their products in a way the manufacturers did not intend. Too bad XM is choosing to see Time Trax as a potential legal battle rather than an sales opportunity.


text: Thursday, October 03, 2013 Give Your Patients a (Clean) Hand If you find yourself being asked to wash your hands by your next patient, don't take it personally: patients are increasingly becoming more assertive about seeing to it that health care providers have washed their hands before beginning treatment. You might even say the trend is contagious. According to a recent story in the Wall Street Journal, studies show that despite broad understanding of the importance of hand-washing, health care providers manage to wash their hands only about half of the time necessary to control infection. Now patients, encouraged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APICE), are taking matters into their own hands, so to speak. CDC has created a video for patients, "Hand Hygiene Saves Lives," that urges patients to not be shy about requesting that a health care provider wash his or her hands in the patient's presence. Patients who watched the video became less hesitant to make the request. This month, APICE is launching a public education effort on the importance of hand-washing by health care providers. This kind of patient empowerment still may have a long way to go. According to a recent study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, nearly one-third of patients reported that their providers failed to wash their hands. Of the patients who saw the lapse, nearly two-thirds stayed silent. Hand washing is crucial in all patient care settings, and APTA offers resources on hygiene from the CDC, including guidelines on infection control for all health care professionals.


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Tektro's 720 are the best cantilevers I've used with drop levers and would be choice upgrades for the lower profile original equipment (OEM) type often fitted to mid range production cross/multi sport and Audax bikes. That said their broad profile and sharp styling doesn't look out of place on older mountain and touring mounts either. Frankly, there's no reason to pay more unless addicted to exotica or desperate to shave every last gram.
In essence these are the 520 as fitted to my crosser but with silver anodised finish and upgraded pads. Thankfully, the 720 enjoy incredibly simple set up courtesy of neat straddle wires; pronounced balance screws and V type pads-meaning readily available spares, especially if you prefer softer pad compounds.
Wide 35mm arms and strong springs are key to the excellent modulation and feel with most modern levers from budget to bling and I'm pleased to report they've stopped the Univega, complete with heavily laden trailer dead in our tracks sweeping through rural lanes and town centre alike. Wider arms and pads not only help in terms of mechanical advantage but offer better mud clearance into the bargain; greatly reducing the likelihood of clogging.
Their width poses no problems when dismounting to shoulder the bike over more technical sections and seem fine on classic tourers with horizontal geometry and expedition type panniers. However, look elsewhere if you want brakes for smaller compact and mountain bike framesets.
As generic, all weather pads go, the ones that come fitted are pretty much on the money and certainly up to the rigors of commuting and touring. However, purge the water channelling regularly to prevent them harbouring rim munching grit and dirt and I'd be inclined toward dual compounds for competitive cross or stopping racing tandems/trikes etc.
All you could want from a cantilever except maybe dual compound pads.
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Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Tektro's Quartz 720 are nicely finsished, esily adjustable old school cross cantilevers that perform better than most thanks to wide arms, strong springs and good pads. They're great for tourers too-especially upgrading cheaper mid-low profile models.
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35mm wide anodized aluminium arms complete with all weather pads, pronounced adjustment screws.
170 pair (340g complete set)
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
There's no doubt in my mind these are the best cantilevers I've used in a very long time- so easy to set up and work superbly with all lever types (bar linear pulls obviously)but their width might not be suitable for some smaller compact Audax and touring bikes.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Great design, lovely finish,superb modulation and feel.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Nothing but would've opted for dual compound pads personally.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 36 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
Citing Richard Ballantine and an Au pair as his earliest cycling influences, he is presently writing a cycling book with particular focus upon women, families and disabled audiences (Having been a registered care manager and coached children at Herne Hill Velodrome in earlier careers)


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Cartoon lampoons 51st state; Weld County commission moves forward on idea
UPDATE: Commissioner Sean Conway weighs in.
What do you get when you cross an effort to form a 51st state and Colorado's 137th birthday? A wickedly clever cartoon by Matt Milner for the Colorado Statesman.
The cartoon is a play on the classic birthday party, complete with pin the tail on the (Democratic) donkey and a frazzled birthday boy, Gov. John Hickenlooper, watching one of the guests, Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway, grab his piece of cake before the candles are even blown out.
Milner, a former staffer for the Colorado Republican Party, said the idea of rural counties seceding to form their own state is so out there "it really did need to be made fun of."


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Friday, March 16, 2012
Is developing ON a smartphone practical or just a novelty?
This means you can develop Android apps on an Android tablet or smartphone. This sounds really intriguing at first until you start imagining what this might really be like. A tablet might make some sense, but as someone who developed software on a Mac with a 9 inch screen, it's not ideal. Yes, today's tablets have a higher resolution than my circa 1985 Mac, so there are more pixels in a 9 inch tablet screen. Still, developers generally want as much screen real estate as they can get. The minimum screen size for developers here at Real Software is 27 inches and some have multiple monitors. I would expect the many Real Studio users would be similarly configured. A 9 inch tablet screen doesn't seem like a very productive environment for developing an application. The only thing worse that I can think of would be attempting to develop software on a 4 inch smartphone screen. Oh, wait. That's exactly what Google is suggesting. The screenshots and demo videos seem to focus more on using a smartphone than on the tablet.
I can see the novelty of this but it doesn't seem at all practical. Just because you can create an IDE that runs on a 4 inch screen doesn't mean you should. Also compiling, even to Java byte code, is processor-intensive which I'd expect is going to drain the battery faster than a lot of other activities. Developing also involves a lot of typing. The touch-based keyboards on smartphones and tablets work fine for the kind of work that is typically done on those devices. But development usually involves typing a lot of code and a full-sized, tactile keyboard is really required for reasonable productivity.
The user reviews on the site are all quite positive which surprises me. Perhaps they are just caught up in the novelty of it and haven't considered the productivity issue.
Seems like AIDE should be designed primarily to run on a PC but perhaps include a version that runs on Android so that developers can get to their projects from anywhere. This would likely require Google to have a sync system like Apple's iCloud and Google certainly has the infrastructure to easily provide it. Heck, the projects could just be another type of Google Document.
Is it just me? What are your thoughts?
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- Bob Boice said...
Geoff - It's not just you. I agree with you 100%. Only one of the positive comments I read made a little sense - "Wow, great job fellow devs. Very helpful app to add some few lines of code while in the bus. KUDOS!"
I'd call it a novelty, but I've found the younger generation of casual developers/hobbyists tend get more excited about this kind of technology than the seasoned pros. I prefer to use Real Studio, Xcode, Visual Studio. The smartphones are way too small for my aging eyes.
- March 16, 2012 at 12:00 PM
- Rick said...
Friends, we can have our Android phones on a dock station. We can have a full size keyboard+mouse wireless and output to a 46 inch screen if you wish. Computing is changing, again. The next step is having your computer in your pocket and docking it at home or work. Android can use external monitors. Are following the Ubuntu revolution too? Check this out, Ubuntu INSIDE Android OS: http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
- March 16, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Norman Palardy said...
Yes you can dock your phone & put a keyboard on it and use a large screen.
You still have a phone, with a phone processor which is not even close to the horsepower of a laptop or desktop not anywhere the RAM etc.
The lack of horsepower would be a pain trying to compile anything significant.
Yes you CAN do it
I can jump out of a plane at 50000 feet without a parachute as well.
Not sure it makes any sense
- March 16, 2012 at 5:35 PM
- Rick said...
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), in at talk given to a 1977 World Future Society meeting in Boston.
Now, back to 2012, I own a single core, mid 2011 HTC phone with Android, that outperforms a 2007 Sony VAIO SZ with Windows in many tasks. Dual core phones are everywhere now. Quad core are coming. My phone have 16Gb of storage. The next gen will have more and more, and even more RAM. Don't talk non-sense, better sit and see it happening. In the next 2 years Realsoftware will need to be ARM compatible too. Tablets, phones and dock stations will be "the computers" very soon (think my "soon" a point in time anywhere between today and 10 years). But, if you need "more horsepower", sure, you will have "the option" to buy a dedicated hardware. Executives, businessmen, business programmers, millions of other applications won't need it. Video edition, hardcore programming (3d video game market for example), server machines, and thousand others will. Think again, check what people are doing in the labs, maybe you change your mind. ;)
- March 18, 2012 at 10:14 AM
- Norman Palardy said...
Just like "linux will take over the desktop real soon" , which has been a steady prediction since 1995, I remain highly skeptical about phones being any developers primary computer in the next 10 years.
As for Real Studio needing to be on ARM it will need to be able to generate for things like iOS & Android at some point which run on ARM & derivatives. Whether that leads to the IDE running on iOS or Android - we'll just have to see what the demand is.
If you need to hook up to a large screen, keyboard & mouse then whats the point of using a phone ?
That's pretty much an admission that the phone form factor is too small to be useful as a developers primary tool set. Now you have to lug a keyboard & screen around ? You've reinvented the laptop.
Ok so maybe you can just take your phone & plug it in to a docking station where you're going.
The point is still - the phone is too small to work on all day.
That's really all the blog post was saying.
- March 19, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- Geoff Perlman said...
The Ubuntu on Android project is interesting and it may very well be that at some point we can carry our computer around with us and just plug it into a docking station to have access to a full-sized, tactile keyboard and large screen. However, that that's certainly not mainstream at this point and by marketing AIDE as an IDE for the smartphone, Google is effectively acting as if it is. It would make more sense for Google to provide a desktop version that can sync with the Android version and store the projects as Google docs (as I suggested).
- March 19, 2012 at 4:39 PM
- Rick said...
Norman, you have few points. I have some. I agree that, RIGHT NOW, we can't believe that developers will be using small dockable pocket computers at home and office soon. That's ok. I don't understand your underestimation about Linux. But if you, in any possible way, is a MS fan, be assured that Windows is going ARM too. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/09/building-windows-for-the-arm-processor-architecture.aspx
So, there is no choice. ARM is real. iPads, Android, Windows, Linux, etc are there already. As I told, It will not end the laptops, it will occupy an new niche of the market. People who use a phone, have desktop PC at home, and use a laptop at work, probably could use just a powerful smartphone with the right softwares and accessories. It's not right now. But it will happen. Depends more on software that on hardware right now. About the form factor, ok, without accessories a phone is not the best thing to work, this, we both agree. And Geoff I agree with you, but the desktop version, for Google, must be an app for Android or a cloud version inside a browser in other OS. Motorola (google) started that lapdock thing trying to reinvent the laptop as Norman told. Kind of fail, as the OS was not prepared to be a desktop option yet, but soon it can be. Who knows? It will be great when we could program a Raspberry-Pi board with realbasic. ;)
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This week in new hires, Atlanta Capital Group welcomed David McInnis and Richart Artzi; Wally Head went to Gresham; Jennifer Mitchell joined Tiedemann Wealth Management; Jeffrey Patterson and Rick Pucci became registered reps with Securities America; and Ben Marzouk joined Monroe Capital.
Also, Schroders welcomed four additions; Stephen Wagenbach joined Commonfund; Kerry Anne Murphy went to Eagle Asset Management; Citi Private Bank welcomed Michael Sak; and Denise Brinker was promoted at Allianz Life.
Atlanta Capital Group Adds Advisors
Atlanta Capital Group announced on May 1 that it has hired David McInnis and Richard Artzi as wealth management associates and high-net-worth consultants.
Artzi (left) has more than 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, first with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and most recently with CUNA Brokerage, where he was vice president, financial advisor and trust liaison officer.
McInnis (right) brings more than eight years of financial experience. He started his career at A.G. Edwards & Sons, and most recently was a senior consultant with Morgan Stanley where he headed business development initiatives and worked with corporate clients and individuals.
Tiedemann Wealth Management Appoints Jennifer Mitchell Managing Director
Tiedemann Wealth Management announced Tuesday that it has appointed Jennifer Mitchell as a managing director. Based in New York, she will report directly to Craig Smith, president.
With more than 20 years of experience in wealth management and financial services, Mitchell was most recently managing director at Barclays Wealth, where she focused on investment and wealth management services for ultra-high-net-worth clients and built a client base around self-made first-generation entrepreneurs and retired executives. Previously, as managing director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, she worked with a client base that included Forbes 400 families, CEOs and entrepreneurs. During her career, she has also held positions at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
Gresham Partners hires Wallace Head as Vice Chairman
Independent wealth management firm Gresham Partners announced Monday that Wallace Head has joined the firm as vice chairman and principal. With a wealth management career spanning over three decades, he will lead strategic initiatives to grow the business, raise Gresham's national visibility, and serve as a senior advisor to families and their related entities.
Prior to joining, Head was at the helm of Personal Fiduciary Advisors, which will become a subsidiary of Gresham. Earlier, he was executive managing director and CEO of wealth management at The PrivateBank and Trust Co., headquartered in Chicago, where he also served as a member of the executive committee and its board of directors and chairman of its trust committee. Previously, he was president of Family Office Exchange, a managing director of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. and a tax partner and national director with Arthur Andersen & Co.
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Securities America announced Tuesday that the financial advisors Jeffrey Patterson and Rick Pucci have become registered representatives.
Patterson joined the financial services industry in 1995 and made the transition to the independent sector five years ago. He has more than $375,000 in annual revenue and $32 million in assets under management, and his business, Patterson Wealth Management, is located in Chesterfield, Mo.
Pucci spent 20 years in corporate finance before turning his attention to personal financial planning. He then worked for a large international wirehouse before moving to the independent sector to build his own independent financial service practice. He has $300,000 in annual revenue and $18 million in assets under management, and his business, Park Ridge Financial, is located in Park Ridge, Ill.
Monroe Capital Adds Marzouk as New York Region Group Head
Monroe Capital announced Tuesday that Ben Marzouk has joined the firm as managing director, New York region group head.
Marzouk came to Monroe from Praesidian Capital. Earlier, he was founder and partner of Mid-Market Credit Advisors; previously he spent seven years as a managing director at CIT Group. He also worked in global debt origination at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and held senior positions at Citigroup. He began his career at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Corp. in risk management review and corporate banking.
Schroders Appoints Four in EMD Relative Return Sector
Schroders announced May 2 it has appointed four senior professionals in the emerging-market debt (EMD) relative return sector. James Barrineau joined the New York office as head of Latin American fixed income and co-head of EMD relative (with Rajeev de Mello, head of Asian fixed income); Fernando Grisales came on as a senior portfolio manager and Alec Moseley as a senior portfolio manager and sovereign research analyst. Barrineau will report to Karl Dasher, global head of fixed income, and Grisales and Moseley will report to Barrineau. They join from Ice Canyon, a California-based global investment management firm specialising in emerging markets and global credit investment strategies. Previously, they worked together at AllianceBernstein.
In addition, Chris Tackney will join in June as senior portfolio manager, emerging market corporate bonds, reporting to Wes Sparks, head of U.S. fixed income. Prior to joining, he was an Asia credit trader at Credit Suisse, portfolio manager in the emerging-market credit fund at Black River Asset Management and emerging-markets portfolio manager at BlackRock Advisors. Commonfund Names Stephen Wagenbach Director Of Consultant Relations
Commonfund announced Tuesday the appointment of Stephen Wagenbach as director of consultant relations. Based in Wilton, Conn., he will cover the midwest region and report to Lou Ann Dolan, managing director and group head of consultant relations.
Since 2008, he managed consulting and intermediary relationships for Schroder Investment Management. He also spent four years with Investment Solutions and nearly five years with BARRA RogersCasey, a predecessor firm to Segal RogersCasey. Wagenbach began his career in corporate lending with Chase Manhattan Bank.
Eagle Asset Management Welcomes Kerry Anne Murphy as SVP
Eagle Asset Management announced May 3 that Kerry Anne Murphy has joined its institutional sales team as a senior vice president responsible for representing Eagle's asset management strategies to consultants and prospective institutional investors. She is based in San Francisco and reports to Donald J. Pepin, director of institutional sales.
With extensive experience in institutional and consultant-related business development, Murphy previously held senior positions with BNY Asset Management, Oppenheimer Capital, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Ranieri Partners.
Michael Sak Joins Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group in Chicago
Citi Private Bank recently announced that Michael Sak has joined the firm's Chicago office as vice president and law firm group private banker. He will report to Kerry L. Gibson, regional market manager for the law firm group's western region.
Sak joins from JPMorgan Chase in Chicago, where he was most recently a vice president in the private wealth management group. He joined JPMorgan in 2001 and began his career in the infrastructure and operations group.
Allianz Life Promotes Denise Brinker
Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America recently named Denise Brinker assistant vice president, learning and development. In this role, she will lead the learning and development center for more than 4,800 employees. She reports to Yvonne Franzese, senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Allianz of America.
Brinker joined in 1986 as an auditor and accounting manager. Since then, she has held positions as a director for both the training and operations divisions. Most recently she was senior director of learning and development and HR chief of staff.


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This afternoon the snow changed from powder to what I call "snowman sticky." It was the moment we were waiting for. The girls quickly changed into their outdoor gear and we made a Robbie Burns snowman. The kilt was worn by my husband on our wedding day (19 1/2 years ago!). It was handy because I used it as a Christmas tree skirt this year. Sadly, the sporran is packed away in our attic so it was not available for this little photo shoot (must get it out for Burns night!).
Wishing you a happy New Year celebration and a blessed 2013.
Thank you for taking the time this year to stop by and visit this little space in blogland. As of tomorrow, I will have kept the blog up for three years! I very much appreciate your kind response and the bloggy friends that I have met along the way.
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The city of Heppner lies about 50 miles south of the Columbia River snuggled against the foothills of the Blue Mountains in north eastern Oregon. Highway 74, also called the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway, winds south from Interstate 84 through Ione, Lexington and Heppner.
Rolling hills rising to meet the mountains on the east offer a beautiful view while canyons, rivers and scattered farms also contribute to the picturesque drive. Beyond Heppner, Highway 74 leads into the Blue Mountains and to the towns of Ukiah and La Grande, earning Heppner the name "Gateway to the Blues".
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There seems a strange proclivity
To speak of strange activity
And treat with exclusivity
The notion of a cult…
We think our own humanity
Immune from such insanity
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Arrive at this result
A distant possibility
With broad acceptability
Which shows the true utility
Of naming these accused
When faced with such atrocity
With evidence in paucity
Extreme religiosity
Gets others' cults abused.
The remains of a woman who died at age 98 have been stolen from the mausoleum in Pleasantville, NJ where they had lain for 16 years. Depending on which source you read, either police or relatives or unnamed sources suspect the involvement of a cult.
I lived in Jersey for a bit; not long, but long enough to have heard rumors of "satanic cults" that kidnapped and sacrificed local children. As is typical with urban legends, the story was always a few degrees of separation away from the storyteller; his cousin's friend's brother, or her mom's friend's cousin, or whatever.
My first thought was "what's the evidence behind their accusation?" So far, I haven't seen any. But accusing a cult has a long tradition, makes headlines, serves to paint mainstream churches as good guys and cults as baddies while affirming the worldview of good and evil, and did I mention makes headlines?
Here is an interesting view of the "it's those damned cults" accusation. It's a bit dated, but it does not appear that much has changed. You'll note the inclusion of something strange, though… evidence. And a simple and straightforward conclusion:
In short, law enforcers must remove the "cult" from cult crime and do their jobs accordingly. Thank you.


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Barmes' amazing catch … or was it?
As Troy Renck explained in today's Post, Clint Barmes' doubling-up of Albert Pujols on an over-the-shoulder, tumbling catch and throw-out to end the game Sunday may end up saving the Rockies' season.
But there's more to the story. Maybe. If you've seen the replay, Barmes' catch happened very fast. He sprinted to right field, fell over, rolled, sprang up and threw to first. All within maybe three seconds. TV cameras show it all from a distance.
Two photographers, though, got a different angle of Barmes' play.
The first comes from Post photog Hyoung Chang. One of his photos can be found on the front page of today's sports section:
But he also took this photo, which didn't make the paper:
Clearly, Barmes is bobbling the ball on his way down. But it's not clear in that photo what happens next.
For that, we turn to industrious reader Craig Welling, who posted this photo to the Rockies fan page at the Post Neighbor's Forum:
It looks as if the ball hits the ground. Craig posted a series of photos at his Rockies photos blog, if you want to see the progression.
Barmes said after the game: "It all happened so fast. I know that it was in my glove, or it hit my glove. And I think as I was going down it hit my glove and then it went across my body or something. I don't know. I know I came up with it in my bare hand."
Video of Barmes talking about the catch here.
And in his postgame interview, Jim Tracy said: it's "the most difficult play to make at Coors Field."
Again, it all happened in quick seconds. And whether or not he got a clean catch, Barmes made a great play. One that could kick the Rox into the playoffs.
Of course, Colorado fans don't need to be reminded of the controversial play that got the Rockies into the playoffs last time:


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- Generating interest in your community in what we do and how they can help
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Lunch for Less
If you're burned out on soups, sandwiches and salads, steamer lunches are a great alternative. Not only are they budget-friendly, but they're healthy, delicious and super easy to make, too. All you need are two 10-pack boxes of Ziploc Zip'n Steam bags ($6); three to four small bags of your favorite frozen vegetables ($5); two to three packs of pre-cooked, microwave-ready meat or meat substitute ($10 to $15); and one bottle of a preferred sauce ($5). To make your meals more filling, buy a box of instant rice, as well.
To make your lunches, take one bag and add two hands of vegetables, one handful of meat, a little sauce and a half cup of rice. Repeat until you've used all of your ingredients, and then pop the bags into the freezer. They'll be ready to microwave and eat the next day. If you want to switch things up, buy a mix of different vegetables and/or different sauces. You can even invite your friends to make their own bags and swap a portion of them to give your daily lunch some variety.
Making these rice bowls will cost you just $23 to $30 for two weeks of food. If you're spending an average $10 per day for your takeout lunches, you'll save 70-80 percent off the cost of eating out. So, before you overspend during the workweek, try making these steamer lunches for a cheap and delicious option.
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Suntech Power (STP) has gained 4% to $1.04 today at 10:27 a.m. after its European unit was granted six months to work out its debt woes with lenders. The Wall Street Journal reports:
Chief Executive David King said, the European subsidiary, Suntech Power International Ltd., "has already met important milestones in the restructuring process. The definitive moratorium allows SPI time to restructure debt and reach an agreement with creditors. SPI will continue normal operations during this process."
The company, based in Wuxi, China, has been struggling under debt of more than $2 billion. Meanwhile, Suntech's profit has declined because of a world-wide oversupply of solar panels, a drop in prices and antidumping tariffs imposed on China by the U.S. government.
Meanwhile, the European Union'strade commissioner will meet with China's minister of commerce, in an attempt to resolve their solar trade spat, Reuters says.
The European Union's top trade official will discuss a dispute with China over solar panels at a meeting in Beijing on Friday, with the EU looking to negotiate a settlement to the spat and avoid a costly and debilitating trade war.
The European Commission, the EU's executive, accuses China of dumping billions of euros of solar panels in Europe at below the cost of production. It imposed punitive tariffs on China's imports on June 6, despite the majority of EU member states opposing the move, partly out of fear of retaliation.
Europe's tariffs, meanwhile, appear to be having unintended consequences. Bloomberg reports:
S.A.G. Solarstrom AG, a German developer of solar-power plants, may buy inverters in China to offset falling margins from European anti-dumping duties that have made Chinese cells and modules more expensive.
Solarstrom, which has sourced its inverters in Europe from producers including SMA Solar Technology AG, is looking at alternative suppliers including China's Sungrow Power Supply Co., Chief Executive Officer Karl Kuhlmann said today in a phone interview. The Freiburg-based company may also purchase modules in India and Korea, he said, adding that he expects a "revival" for thin-film panels.
Kuhlmann's main complaint: German modules are too expensive and their quality doesn't justify the price, Bloomberg reports.
Most Chinese solar stocks are weaker today. Yingli Green Energy (YGE) has dropped 2.5% to $3.17, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has fallen 1.5% to $9.97, Trina Solar (TSL) had dipped 1.6% to $6.13 and JA Solar (JASO) has fallen 0.9% to $6.93.


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- (verb) blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language; "he vituperated against all presidents with equal gusto"
Vituperate (वाइटूपरटिव / वटूपरटिव) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- गाली देना, निंदा करना, तिरस्कार करना, घोर निन्दा करना, बुरा कहना, झिडंकना
Vituperate Origin
- mid 16th century: from Latin vituperat- 'censured, disparaged'.
Vituperate in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- Of course, Donald Trump started the vituperative campaign which looked like a hate campaign against Asians, Muslims, and even women.
- The woman he abused, Mayawati, indirectly insults the girl in her vituperative address on no less a platform than the country's parliament.
- This crisis is also different in the sense that our opponent now is more vicious, more vituperative, more single-minded in his focus to destroy us.
- Your idiotic and vituperative TV debate shows were enough to judge your character.
- He said the YSRC, was making a vituperative attack on him purposefully.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of vituperate
- "vitu" pe "rate" karna… saala vitu kamina hai.. iski rating 0.
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This has been a great season for catching Puget Sound squid off the piers in downtown Seattle. In previous years, I have been lucky to catch a handful of squid each outing. This year, however, I've managed to catch several dozen on certain nights (squid fishing is usually done with lights at night). And the size of the squid have been really big (up to 11 inches) compared to previous years. In contrast to previous years, I've actually seen people catch their daily limit of 10 lbs. this year. Ten pounds is a lot of squid!
Squid are caught with a fishing rod and small squid jigs along piers and docks. The "take" is subtle. Most of the time, you just feel some increased resistance as you are jigging. But the jumbo squid will put a little bend in your rod as you reel them up.
Squid fishing is fun but the best part of catching them is eating them fresh. I have a favorite calamari recipe that I will post soon.


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Simply let your thoughts wander as you warm up and enjoy the view from the windows, which go all the way to the floor to give our lodge a dreamlike atmosphere.


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Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, 1170 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, CA
Closed Session 5:30 p.m./Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m.
The public may comment on Closed Session agenda items prior to the Board adjourning t
Placement of Non-Public School Students (Dr. Washer)
K-12 Student Discipline Cases (Mr. Palmquist)
Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation (Gov't Code 54956.9) (Dr. Wash
Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation (Gov't Code 54956.9) (Mr. Kahn
Conference with Labor Negotiators (Mr. McKilligan) Mr. McKilligan, Assistant Superint
Personnel Matters: Public Employee Appointment-Employment; Public Employee Performanc
Roll will be called and the President will lead in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Board President will report on action taken in Closed Session.
Musical Performance by Ronald E. McNair High School's Choir, Under The Direction of D
Recognition of the achievements of the Bear Creek High School Varsity Girls' Basketba
Elementary Math Tournament (Mr. McGregor)
Elementary Science Olympiad Recognition (Mr. McGregor)
National School Nurse Day Proclamation - May 8, 2019
California Day of the Teacher Proclamation - May 8, 2019
2019-2020 Classified Employee of the Year
2019-2020 Teacher of the Year
Houston School-Joe Serna Jr. Charter School Transition and Expansion Project Adoption
Superintendent's Report
A 20-minute time period has been set aside for the public to address the Board on ite
Board Members are given the opportunity for comments.
(Item A-1) Changes to the Adopted Budget (Mr. Kahn) Staff is recommending approval o
(Item A-2) Purchase Order Detail Report (Mr. Kahn) As per Board Policy 3300, all tran
(Item A-3) Contracts List (Mr. Kahn) As per Board Policy 3312, to be valid or to cons
(Item A-4) Resolution 2019-47 Joe Serna, Jr. Charter School Relocation Administration
(Item A-5) Approval of Resolution 2019-48 Will Authorize Valley Robotics Academy to b
(Item A-6) The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires Board of Educa
(Item A-7) Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 2, 2019 (Dr. Washer)
(Item A-8) Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 16, 2019 (Dr. Washer)
(Item B-1) Expulsion: Student # 18/19-8-48
(Item B-3) Expulsion: Student # 18/19-12-50
(Item B-2) Expulsion: Student # 18/19-7-49
(Item OAI-1) Transportation Department Reorganization Proposal (Mr. Kahn)
(Item OAI-2) Resolution 2019-45 The Hiring of Short-term Classified Employees at the
Item (OAI-3) Resolution 2019-49 Declaring Membership in the Protected Insurance Progr
Approval of Certificated and Classified Personnel Matters (Mr. McKilligan) The Board
Comments from Student Representatives
Comments from Employee Group Representatives
Comments from the Superintendent
Status of Current Plan Regarding the Addition of Joe Serna, Jr. Charter School to the
Analysis of Math Achievement (Ms. Kotowski)
Technology Services Proposed Reorganization (Mr. Kahn)
Course Enrollment of High School Students (Mr. Palmquist)
Valley Robotics Academy Update (Mr. Palmquist)
Report of Estimated Cost for City of Lodi to Connect Water Main to Henderson School/I
Proposed Board Policy Revisions Submitted by the Curriculum & Instruction Department
Board Members will report on discussions from various Board Advisory/Subcommittee mee
Any individual requiring disability-related accommodations or modification, including
Posted by 5:00 p.m., May 3, 2019, on the District's website at www.lodiusd.net (Board
Meeting Date:
Elementary Math Tournament (Mr. McGregor)
File Attachment:
Staff will recognize Math Tournament participants.
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Signed By:
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Not the first-
40+ years ago while still on the M/C learner permit, I was pulled over by a registry officer and was harassed for a number of things including too many keys on my M/C keyring
I'd let it go.
"You can do good or you can do well. Sooner or later they make you choose." MI5
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I am in my second career now and working for the U.S. government. I can tell you that complaints are one of the things that get a lot of attention by management. Basically everyone in the "food chain" gets a lot visibility on addressing any complaints received by an office. Just be factual and professional. My office is required to document the complaint, investigate and respond to the complainant. So have at it. At the end, you might not get a response that makes you feel like they did much but they will have done more than might think.
Like Selyab said, if you felt you were done wrong or mistreated, file the complaint. Now that being said, my last assignment at the police department was in the office of professional standards which handled complaints just like that. Tickets, although NOT your complaint were not complaints and advised to argue that in court.
What Selyab said is correct, you'll also quite likely also be informed of the result. But know this going in about the result you may get (at least from my or most agencies) is that your complaint was:
- Unfounded: The incident meaning the encounter or the stop never occurred.
- Exonerated: Which means it occurred and occurred the way you reported but the officer followed documented agency procedures or operating rules.
- Sustained: Which means there was a violation of agency procedures or operating rules. You will quite likely NOT be told what disciplinary action was taken.
- Not Sustained: The was not enough evidence present to show that a work operating procedure or rule was violated or not violated. This does not clear the employee.
- Exceptionally closed: The employee terminated their own employment or was terminated before and investigation was complete and could not be disciplined, no longer working there.
A word on not sustained. It means evidence, not statement. A companion's statement who may have been with you carries the same "weight" as an officer who may have been with the accused employee, no more and no less. Most often complaints are "not sustained" as it is basically one persons word against another's.
Good for you, rockbottom! It would have been easier to just let it go but making the effort may be making a difference.
I suspect somebody in the National Park Service will be interested enough to read your note carefully and take appropriate steps, if any. Park rangers have a carefully crafted image (Smokey the Bear) and one bad apple will harm that image.
"Be yourself. Everybody else is already taken." -Oscar Wilde
Had the same thing happen to around Mt Rushmore. I was picking off motohomes one by one and a ranger or sheriff or hiwaypatrolman pulled me over and lectured how dangerous these things were. It was close to Sturgis time of year and I just figured he had his fill of biker carnage. Meanwhile all the motorhomes I had been passing for the last hour went rolling by us . I'm sure he enjoyed his little power trip and it really wasn't any big deal to me.
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Good for you for writing that letter of complaint. I know it's hard to think clearly in such times, when you are just stunned to be experiencing such knucklehead-ery... but the complaint may carry more weight if you could also notate the officer's name and badge number, then include this info in the complaint letter.
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Just one of the reasons I use a helmet cam.
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'15 Honda CRF250L for exploring places I'm afraid to take the big GSA!
That being said, you have composed a well-written letter detailing your 'issues' with this official. I think you are more than justified lodging your complaint, as his attitude is in serious need of redirection.
You did the right thing.


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ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Atypical Antipsychotic Medications
Prior to the invention of atypical antipsychotic medications, people took older meds such as Thorazine, Haldol, Stelazine, Navane, and Prolixin--most of these came into existence beginning in the 1950's. The older drugs had some nasty side effects. The atypical ones have side effects as well.
Atypical antipsychotic medications got their name from their proponents' assertions that the side effects of these drugs are less severe in comparison to older medicines.
Some examples of atypical antipsychotic medications include Risperdal, Olanzapine, Seroquel, Abilify and Closaril. These were first marketed in the early 1990's and later. The newer medications are better in some ways compared to the older ones, and worse in other ways.
After taking Prolixin for nearly eighteen years, and since being changed to atypical antipsychotic medications fifteen years ago or so, my condition has improved in some ways and has worsened in others.
Atypical antipsychotic medications have a more profound effect on brain function compared to the older medications, and yet people can usually tolerate them better, at least in the short term.
Many psychiatrists favor Clozaril as the magic bullet, believing that it helps people who are helped by no other medication. In the last fifteen years, I have been offered Clozaril quite a few times. In a small percentage of patients, it causes agranulocytosis, which is anemia of white blood cells. For this reason a biweekly blood test accompanies taking Clozaril. That was the main reason why I refused that drug. I feel it would be too much discomfort and inconvenience to have my blood tested all the time. Clozaril also has other side effects. I was told by one person who takes it that it causes bedwetting.
Zyprexa is another atypical antipsychotic, which I actually take. It has caused me to gain a great deal of weight, and it has caused me to become classified as diabetic. And yet, I still take the stuff. What choice do I have? Its either take Zyprexa, take something similar to it that has similar problems, or else, suffer from symptoms of severe psychosis--an unacceptable option. One person remarked, "Everything tastes good on Zyprexa," referring to the increase in appetite that it causes.
I tried some other antipsychotics, some of which gave me side effects that made me suffer horribly. Meanwhile, some other medications I tried were ineffective at treating my symptoms.
Many experts have said that "atypical" antipsychotics should not be called that. Despite initial claims to the contrary, they do in fact have the same side effects as do the older classes of drugs, and more.
One of these side effects is called, "Tardive Dyskinesia." This refers to involuntary movements of the tongue, face, neck and upper body. Perhaps you have seen someone like this. At the time, you may have thought this person was some kind of freak. In fact, they are a person who bravely cooperated with psychiatric treatment and who is now suffering.
(Another side effect of antipsychotic medication is called "neuroleptic malignant syndrome." This is a sometimes fatal reaction to a medication characterized, among other things, by muscle rigidity and fever. A patient is less likely to die from this when it is caught early and treated aggressively.)
It has been suggested that the term "atypical antipsychotics" be traded for "second generation antipsychotics" which would not be misleading.
The 5000-pound elephant in the room that I haven't brought up yet is that it is a bummer to be medicated. When we agree to take medication or are forced to do so, it often entails a sacrifice of being comfortable within our skin (due to side effects that create a lot of discomfort) and includes the admission that something is wrong with our brains. These are a couple of hard things to swallow.
In my situation and that of many persons with severe mental illness, medication is an absolute necessity. If I had the option of reasonably not taking medication, I wouldn't be taking medication. For me, it is a bitter pill that makes a somewhat normal existence possible.


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Obstruction of Justice or Strange Trip: What weird ending to Game 3
ST. LOUIS — I covered a balk-off in Atlanta. The Rockies' Taylor Buchholz goofed, the umps saw it, and the Braves had one of the oddest celebrations I have ever seen at the plate.
Until Saturday.
The Cardinals' celebration was rooted in obstruction. They moved ahead in the World Series because of an ending that was easier to watch than explain. Here are the facts: The Cardinals won 5-4 in Game 3 to move ahead 2-1 in the World Series. Allen Craig scored the winning run.
And from that point, it gets weird. No World Series game had ever been won in this fashion. The final play was chaotic, leaving players perplexed, satisfied and downright angry. With runners at second and third, the Red Sox pulled in the infield to cut the run, leaving their infielders at the grass. Closer Koji Uehara delivered to Jay. He hit a rocket to a diving Dustin Pedroia. The Red Sox second baseman made a terrific play, and fired home to easily retire Yadier Molina. Jarrod Saltamacchia made the mistake of looking up and succumbing to temptation. Allen Craig, working on a hobbled knee, was heading to third base. Saltamacchia thought he had a play.


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Antwerp, Belgium, September 21, 2015 – Rock in Rio, one of the biggest music festivals worldwide, sets foot again in Brazil in September 2015. The festival's Lisbon edition in May 2014 relied on Atlas Copco Rental to power up their site. With an underground electrical network, the Lisbon festival was ensured of a reliable power supply from beginning to end.
September 24, 2015
Technical challenge
With 9710 kVA required power and 18.540 meters of electrical cables, Rock in Rio Lisbon was quite a challenge to power up. This meant 43 power generators (from 20 kVA up to 1.000 kVA), 700 cables and 103 distribution boards. The generators were installed in parallel and all had standby power. In the 2014 Lisbon edition, a new central part of the cables formed an underground network and delivered power to the lighting towers, stage, sound installations, bars, and all other parts of the festival.
Advantages of underground electric network Working with an underground network provide several advantages.
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Other advantages are an increased reliability because all powered systems are in parallel. The network also allows for easy project management, since the units are centralized in one location.
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Over the 5 days of the event, more than 340.000 people attended Rock in Rio, so safety precautions were paramount. All equipment were meticulously prepared before being installed on the site: radiators and fuel tanks were cleaned, performance was tested and cables were checked more than once. Moreover, all cables and distribution panels were over-sized to take overload.
Intensive preparation, 24/7 service An extensive project like Rock in Rio needs intensive preparation. 3 project leaders and 8 technicians were 100% dedicated to this job: from project design (1 month), installation (14 days), commissioning and testing (10 days), to the actual festival (5 days). All this time they were available 24/7. Atlas Copco Rental recommended
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Floating LNG plant would be nuts: Barnett
Federal and state authorities would be "nuts" to allow Woodside to replace the $40 billion gas hub proposed for James Price Point with a floating processing plant, Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett has said.
In a clear warning to the resources giant, Mr Barnett has said he would rather see the vast gas resource stay in the ground for years, rather than let the liquefied natural gas plant leave the mainland.
Despite fears for the project as the deadline looms for Woodside to finalise its plans, Mr Barnett said he was still confident it would go ahead - but not at any cost.
"I am doing everything I can to make sure it goes ahead ... but we would be nuts as a country to allow a massive natural resource which belongs to the Australian people to be developed by a floating structure built somewhere in Asia," Mr Barnett said.
"No jobs, no gas coming on shore ... no benefit to consumers, to business, to industry.
"We are talking several thousand jobs, and the state and federal governments agree that gas comes onshore to benefit Australia.
"The bottom line is the gas is owned by us, not Woodside. It is our gas, and ultimately the Australian governments will determine how that gas is developed and when it is developed.
"The gas might sit in the ground for a few more years until someone brings it onshore."
On Tuesday, the state government sparked immediate protests by granting Woodside the right to disturb Aboriginal sacred sites near Broome, in the state's northwest, as part of the project.
The state granted Woodside's Section 18 application under the state's Aboriginal Heritage Act for permission to conduct work in sand dunes at Walmadany, which is considered by local elders as a sacred site.
Australian Greens leader Christine Milne immediately called on Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to intervene, while legal action is already looming over the environmental approval process for the proposed gas hub.
Woodside said they would work closely with traditional owners to identify and carefully manage Aboriginal culture and heritage at the site.
And despite the local anger, Mr Barnett again said issues at the proposed site were minimal.
"People raise all sorts of issues - it will destroy the whales, dinosaur footprints," Mr Barnett said.
"This site has not just been plucked out of the air. It has been selected because the issues are at a minimum on that site," Mr Barnett told ABC radio.
Late last year, it was revealed energy giant Royal Dutch Shell preferred the option of a floating LNG platform for the Browse project with joint-venture partner Woodside.
Woodside has already spent about $1 billion on the project development.
Mr Barnett had also previously raised doubts about the environmental risks of a floating gas processing and storage platform in the Browse basin.


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I have used Facebook groups before but this problem comfounds me. I have in a week uploaded about 60 photos over the 7 days. At different times the photos appear and disappear - even my friends notice it. Sometimes I can't find any. Also with this my search option for looking for items in the group of my own also comes and goes - with a lot less items than I know is there. Help!
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TCampbell wrote:Valerie wrote:Does Lisa actually find the things she's saying tonight, erm, attractive? Or is she just being silly? Or is this just your way of keeping it relatively clean for us?
Also, does the person she's on the phone with (Stan or not) find this attractive?
Lisa is experimenting a bit-- she's only had a little phone sex before this. The person she's talking to doesn't have a specific fetish for tales of interfacing ponytails and multiplying arms, but he likes her mind, and for him this is just different enough to be spicy. She knows certain directions not to take the fantasy in-- his total turn-offs, in other words.
Incidentally, Lisa is in her indie plaid underwear because it makes her feel sexy. If your phone-sex partner says "What are you wearing?", it helps to have a good answer ready.
ok this may go down as the dumbest question asked on the board, but what are indie underwear?


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update: regarding the iSight, to get the it into uvc-ctrl menu it has to be active..
update 2: This was originally the release announcement for 1.0a, but i did some minor changes that i realized fixed some really annoying things in that version so i uploaded the new one (1.02a) and just replaced the download link here.. if you're one of the first five to download the 1.0a version, i'm sorry!
here's the new alpha version of uvc-ctrl, it looks pretty much as the screenshots in the previous post. function-wise it doesn't differ much from the last one but it now comes with a native gui localized in english and swedish and is completely dependency-free. note that it's a status-bar app so no windows are displayed until you select a camera in the menu. there are still some functions missing, most notably the cam-profiles.. also, i've only had the chance to test it on 10.6.8. if anyone would like to report success/fail on other os x versions that would be super!
since this is a complete rewrite any and all bug-reports are very welcome, either to firstname.lastname@example.com or in the comments below. It would be great if the they included your os x-version, any messages from the Console-app in the Utilities folder (you can filter with the phrase se.dm9) and what led up to it.
lastly, since i wouldn't be able to draw a stick-figure if my life depended on it there's no icon!
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Mo. Senate Democrats Block Vote on Wage Bill
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Senate Democrats blocked a vote on legislation that would change which projects fall under the state's wage requirement for public construction projects.
Under current law, "maintenance" work is not subject to the state's prevailing wage rules. But a 2011 Missouri Supreme Court decision expanded the definition of "construction," causing more projects to be subject to the wage requirement.
The bill that stalled Monday would define maintenance as routine, recurring and usual work that cannot exceed $75,000. Any work that does not meet those requirements would be subject to the prevailing wage. Democrats argue the measure would allow government entities to do construction projects without paying the wage requirement.
Prevailing wage is the rate paid for a give trade on public construction projects.