text: Here is an updated installation guide as of March 11, 2013 For those who have followed my project to integrate an Innovate Motorsports LC-1 Wideband O2 Sensor and Controller onto my 2004 R1150RT, I wanted to give an overview of what you need to buy and how it is installed. The goals of this project were to richen the stock stoichiometric AFR of 14.7:1 (a lean mixture) to something in the range of 13.8 to 14.2 (heading toward a Best Power mixture). Most motors produce more horsepower and torque; do not lean-surge; and run cooler and more reliably as you richen the mixture toward Best Power ratios. It was an objective that both the Open Loop and Closed Loop fueling mixtures were improved. That meant that I would need to shift the Lambda sensor from 14.7 to the new target (e.g. 13.8). It was also an objective that the Motronic maintained its full function. After extensive riding and datalogging, I am satisfied that AFRs in the 13.8 to 14.2 range do add power, improve driveability, don't lean-surge and the Motronic continues to operate as designed. Installation photos: LC-1, Wideband O2 and Gauge (Red or Blue) Here are the parts: 1. (optional) BoosterPlug to richen Open Loop by 6% or 3.5 Bar fuel pressure regulator (8%). This is to shift the Open Loop fuel table to reduce Adaptation time. If you don't add one of these parts Adaptation to the new AFR Target takes about a tank of fuel. N.B. I used an external adjustable regulator in the fuel return line so that I could make adjustments to pressure as I experimented. 2. Innovate Motorsports LC-1, Bosch Wideband O2, and DB gauge (package from Amazon). 3. Plastic project box 2" x 4" x 1", cable ties, heat shrink tube. 4. A computer with Serial Port to set the AFR on the LC-1. Here are the steps, see the photos above. 1. Pull the fairings and fuel tank, disconnect ground from the battery. 2. Drop the exhaust, remove the old O2 Sensor (note where cable is routed), cut the sensor from the cable about 4" from the sensor, keep the cable with connector for the new installation. Save the old sensor in case. 3. This is the only tedious step. Take the plastic project box and drill two 3/8" cable entry holes in each end, drill two more holes along one side for the calibration switch and status LED. Insert the cables through rubber grommets as shown in the photo. Wire according to LC-1 instructions with the following additional notes: a) The stock O2 sensor cable & connector has four wires: the two white wires (Stock O2 heater) can be taped over, they are not needed. The gray wire is sensor ground, tape it over also (or it can be connected through a 1.5K resistor to the controller ground inside the box). The black wire is connected to the LC-1 Analog Ouput 1 which is the Narrowband output. b) Insert three 3' wires (18 gauge) into the proto box: heater ground, controller ground and 12V. The two ground wires get attached to a single lug which is bolted to the battery ground post. The 12V wire can be connected to the 12V lead on the left-hand fuel injector. This is the easiest fused, key-switched power source but it goes off after a couple seconds since it is the same source as the fuel pump. This source of +12V is on one of the two white wires in the O2 sensor cable so you could have access to in inside the junction box. Better find a 12V line that goes on and off with the key. The fused side of F1 or F8 is a good choice. 4. Relocate the Motronic O2 sensor connector to the area near the fuel tank electrical connector, on the right hand side of the cycle. 5. Install the LC-1 and proto box where shown in the photos. Plug the Stock O2 connector into the Motronic input O2 connector; connect the power and ground wires; reinstall fuel tank; reset the Motronic; initialize the throttle. 6. Install BoosterPlug or 3.5 Bar regulator if you are using one. 7. Follow the LC-1 instructions for calibrating the Wideband sensor and it's heater. 8. Install the Wideband O2 sensor in the exhaust in the stock O2 sensor bung per the LC-1 instructions; reinstall exhauast; reinstall fairings when you're ready. 9. The AFR gauge cable is coiled under the seat and I connect the gauge as needed. 10. Program your target AFR. Start your engine. Block Diagram of Finished System


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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine spoke about the racial "scar tissue" in Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday during a speech to the National Urban League Conference, NBC News reported.
During his speech, Kaine spoke about his early career as a civil rights attorney and his work as a politician. The senator also focused on his call for criminal justice reform and the need to "rebuild the bonds of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve."
Kaine is still working to introduce himself to a wider American public unaware of many components of his background, told his audience that when he served as Virginia's governor he did something "no other governor had done."
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On this edition for Saturday, August 17, pro-government and pro-democracy demonstrators face off in Hong Kong, and a retired police officer is coaching some of the growing number of seniors who use medical marijuana in Arizona. Also, Syrian residents who built a library amid the rubble of war, and what may come of peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
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flyrockies necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 60 design presentati da 18 designer.
We are looking for a fun design for a business logo that will be used on a new website Go Dogger.com. The logo will be used on the website, business cards, bumper stickers and T-shirts. We will award a 1st Place prize of $100 to the winning designer.
Go Dogger.com
Open to suggestions
Desired Color Scheme:
We like Blue, Black, Brown, Orange and Green.
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Fun, Fresh, nothing too corporate or bland.
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I need a logo for a new company Go Dogger.com with "Go Dogger.com" being the company name. The website is a place for pet owners to share reviews of pet products and supplies in Forum's and blogs. It is also a place to research pet food, pet nutrition and to read about new pet products. The company will not sell products, only advertising to manufacturers of pet foods, etc. Using the name inside the logo is not necessary, but creating some type of design so that when people hear the name, they'll remember the logo, and vice versa. We like the color blue, but are open to any color combinations, so go ahead and play with different shades and have fun with it. We are open to all types of logo's, but DO NOT want CLIPART, only original artwork. We like Web 2.0, and cartoony, fun designs. We would prefer designs without paws and bones, because they are overly used by other sites.
We will be need to print the logo on t-shirts, banners and business cards. Will be giving timely, regular feedback. If we do not find a logo we like we will not choose a winner so be creative. We also reserve the right to extend the contest if a winner is not chosen within two weeks. If your logo is chosen, we may have future/additional design work needs as the website is under construction. Client is looking for clean, professional branding. This logo needs to be embedded in peoples minds when they hear the name Go Dogger. If you are searching for pet products, I want you to remember Go Dogger as the place to go when searching for pet products. I know you can all come up with something that will rock our socks off thats why I started the contest.
Designs can be submitted in any format, but the final design will need to provided in Adobe Illustrator (vector), Photoshop, GIF, JPG, TIFF. Basically, everything you need for web, print and signage. We will own the final logo design, but you can use it in your portfolio's.
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We're lucky in the Southeast. We have more trees in our towns and landscapes than most other parts of the United States. It probably goes back to the time when air-conditioning wasn't even thought of yet and comfort, let alone just breathing, during the summer was dependent on having large shade trees.
This situation does have drawbacks. Arborist bills for instance. Having someone take care of that branch 40 feet up is pricey. Then there are all those roots, the shade, and fall leaves complicating lawn maintenance. If that sounds strange to you, hang around the extension office sometime and count the calls about thin grass and surface tree roots. Dense shade also changes the species of plant life usable in the parts of a landscape under trees. Often, nursery stock, particularly from the big-box stores, hasn't been selected for shade and tree root competition.
That said, nearly everyone wants a big old tree. New ones are fine and dandy and full of promise, but it's the large and aged that we enjoy most. These trees give us a sense of history, anchoring our homes and towns to a place in time and memory. Large trees are also amazing providers – from actual monetary value to physical, mental, and social health. The list of benefits, mainly from mature trees, is long and well researched. If you are unaware of just how important trees are and how well documented it is, try out Dr. Kathleen L. Wolf's wonderful collection of work at The Human Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening: thenaturewithin.info, it's a great place to learn more.
There are some important differences between young and old trees that any gardener needs to know. It's impossible to overstate how easy it is to fatally damage a big tree. Another interesting thing is that a big tree won't show you that it has begun to die for years. The problems usually show up long after the action that pushed the tree over the edge, leaving you shaking your head as you write a big check to an arborist.
Massive old tree in lot obviously filling all the space.
Trees' lives are complicated by 4 important things
Trees strive for balance, always. The balance we're talking about is one in which resources are balanced between growth and maintenance. Growth and health of trees depends on resources being taken up by roots (mostly water), sugar being made by leaves, and pathways through the tree's system for it all to be moved around. Old trees, even in a good situation, generally grow slowly. The cause of the slowdown is how much more tree the trees' systems have to maintain and defend. Large, older trees have usually occupied all of their environment that they are able to. Their roots are spread out far and wide and the canopy is extended to its maximum. Removing branches or roots, or otherwise damaging the tree's system will result in a loss a large older tree can't balance out. Which brings us to problem number 2.
Most of the tree is already dead.
The interior parts of a tree are mostly dead and often aren't even functioning other than as a sort of support pole and dumping ground for compounds the tree makes that it doesn't want near the living parts. A big beautiful tree is actually a thin layer of living tree wrapped around its mostly dead interior. That mostly dead interior is also something the tree must vigorously defend. The bark over everything is generally that first defense. Once the outer layer of the tree is opened up, whether by pruning cuts, storms, or just accidents, that interior is now open to whole realms of nature that really want a chance at that interior. Since there is no life without injury, the tree develops defense systems to handle invasion by the outside world. Which brings us to the next big fact about trees.
Healing wound in trunk.
Trees can't heal.
Not the way we do. An arborist will often say, "Trees don't heal, they seal." An injury to a tree is forever. After all, the tree is mostly dead with a dressing of living tree over it. Breaking through the bark leaves only the living layers around the edges of the wound to deal with injury. Trees typically do this by walling off the wound by plugging the cells with toxic compounds and then growing over the wound from the edges. The damage remains, hopefully sealed off forever. It is extremely common for older trees to be coping with numerous wounds and hollows caused by pruning, abrasion, tears, and breaks both above and below ground. Maintaining these compartmentalized pockets take up resources, further slowing growth. The extra resources needed to handle a new problem could be the resources the tree needs to grow enough to live. Which leads us to the fourth issue.
Trees have to grow.
It's growth or death. Every year, a new ring on the trunk, new leaves, new flowers, new fruit, new stems, new bark, new roots. To stop growing is to die. Even when trees are obviously dying, growth is taking place wherever the tree can make it happen.
Large live oak shading lawn and home.
So living with your big old tree means keeping its needs in mind. Think of it as a really wonderful older pet out in your landscape. You don't purposely injure a pet. You wouldn't let just anyone cut it. You wouldn't take away things it needs to live. We often make exceptions and rearrange our lives for our dogs and cats, why not our trees?
Garden With Big Trees
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First, Do No Harm
The number-one killer of trees of any age is people – usually the very people who care about them. There are two kinds of damage that nearly every gardener does to their tree. The first is mower and string trimmer damage. Constant damage to trunks and structural roots by lawn equipment create more injury for the tree to wall off and maintain. For big trees, damaging structural roots could lead to destabilization.
The second is root cutting. Removal of tree roots is particularly devastating to trees. All trees need a constant flow of water from their root system to live. Removing a root, say an inch in diameter or larger (or just cutting through one) effectively removes miles of root system from the tree. This has the effect of putting the tree into a drought, even if it's raining. The tree is now unbalanced. It has big water demands and now no way to satisfy them. Decline begins. Also, damage to large roots can allow decay to creep in. Many a hollow tree became so because of root damage.
Once a tree is mature, big structural changes to its canopy are usually not needed or recommended except when our lives and property are threatened by the tree. Pruning of large and older trees should be limited to crown cleaning, which is the removal of dead or damaged limbs from the canopy. If you fear for the structural integrity of an older tree's canopy, discuss cabling and bracing with an ISA certified arborist.
Kill Some Grass
The effort many gardeners put into growing grass under the canopies of trees is amazing. If you garden WITH your older tree, remove the competition by killing off grass and mulching. This mimics the natural environments that trees evolved in, forests. Your tree will do much better and you won't be slaving over and spending so much on turf.
Big old declining tree with dead branches
Embrace The Shade
Too often, we try to raise plants that can't get along with trees, especially in the shade under the canopy. Read up on woodland gardening and select shrubs and perennials and even some annuals that get on well in the understory of forests.
Don't Fertilize Your Tree To Death
Fertilizer is not the answer to everything, particularly trees. For older trees the problem is giving them lots of nitrogen, which boosts stem and foliar growth. This new burst of growth can actually create demand for water that the root system may not have access to. Be sure to have your soil tested and have your tree's condition assessed by an ISA certified arborist before spreading lots of fertilizer around. If you want to fertilize plantings around an older tree, try the trick of foliar fertilization. Use one-eighth-strength liquid fertilizer and spray it onto the foliage of the plants you want to receive the extra nutrition. This will save you time, spare the tree, and save some money on fertilizer too.
A version of this article appeared in an April 2016 print edition of State-by-State Gardening.
Photography courtesy of William J. Rowe II.


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I'm thinking about making a mediawiki website. At first I'd like to try it at
localhost. I'm running Kubuntu 11.10, so I did:
sudo aptitude install apache2 mysql-server php5 php5-mysql php5-cli
And I also fetched the latest mediawiki to:
Now I'm supposed to open
But firefox says the page is not found. While
http://localhost works. If I get it right - I have to open
index.php to install mediawiki. So my question is - what do I do wrong?
I'm really sorry for this is might be a very simple question.
By the way do I have to make a db beforehand? Is it possible to use mongoDB as a db with mediawiki?


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Editor's note: Louis Sullivan is the president emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine and Chairman and CEO of The Sullivan Alliance. He served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1989-1993. Augustus A. White is the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Distinguished Professor of medical education and a professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the authors.
(CNN) -- Growing up in the Jim Crow-era South, we saw firsthand the great disparities in health care suffered by African-Americans. The lack of access to basic services, the dearth of black physicians and the often overtly racist attitudes of white health care providers contributed to higher rates of infant mortality, chronic illnesses and shorter life expectancy.
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., said that "of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." But hasn't the prejudice that prevailed in those far off times been eliminated in today's more equitable society? Or do health disparities persist in less obvious but no less worrying ways -- and not just for African-Americans?
Studies emphatically conclude that such disparities do persist.
U.S. News and World Report released its latest issue announcing the best hospitals in the nation on Tuesday. People put a lot of stock in these rankings, and equality of treatment should be considered as a factor in what makes a hospital excellent.
"Unequal Treatment," published by the Institute of Medicine in 2002, spelled out exactly how Latinos, African-Americans, Native-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Pacific Islanders receive care that's inferior to that enjoyed by mainstream Americans. The IOM report triggered other studies that demonstrated the (often unconscious) prejudice that prevails in treating women, the elderly, the LGBT community, the obese --13 groups in all -- a large percentage of the health care consuming public.
Here are a few shocking examples: Women with symptoms of heart disease often are not transported by emergency medical services to health facilities as rapidly as men. Women and blacks with heart attack symptoms are not given cardiac catheterizations and other appropriate clinical tests at the same rate as white men. Latinos and African-Americans do not receive the same pain medication for long bone fractures as do their fellow citizens.
Attacking health disparities head-on can make a big difference. A program in Alaska designed to train dental health care therapists -- the rough equivalent of physician's assistants -- celebrated its 10th anniversary this month. The Native Tribal Council initiated the program, Dentex, because the state had few dentists and most wouldn't accept Medicaid. Many native children lost all of their teeth by age 18, affecting their health, social lives, school attendance, and employment possibilities.
The dental health aide therapists have improved oral health in Alaska dramatically. Now, despite the fierce opposition of the American Dental Association, Maine and Minnesota have approved the training and deployment of similar mid-level dental providers, and other states are considering it.
It is widely accepted that African-Americans and Hispanics are underserved. Shortening the waiting times at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia -- which primarily serves African-American, Hispanic and other minority populations -- allowed greater access to mental health services because the population is admitted more quickly and provided with care.
Hospitals would be encouraged to join the fight if equality were included as a metric in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. These rankings are popular and closely watched. They bestow bragging rights on hospitals, but most important, provide guidance for people deeply interested in where they might go to receive the best care in the specialties that concern them most.
U.S. News and World Report has a tremendous opportunity to facilitate significant changes in health care delivery by rating hospitals for their care of the underserved. Its annual hospital rankings tell consumers nothing on this vital subject.
Where do hospitals rank in their understanding of the problem of unequal care? What measures do they take to counteract the effects of prejudice in the treatment they provide?
We encourage the publication to maximize this opportunity before next year's "Best Hospitals" issue. That would enable women and minorities to advocate for health care equality more successfully. It would help U.S. health professionals understand health disparities and more effectively treat underserved and minority populations.
Most important, it would help all patients and their families, not just those who need not worry about disparities in care, to know better where to go for the care they need.
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[quote="shoggoth"]Genlock on the SV? Does not make sense at all. Why, how?
External sync + genlock would make sense on a stock VIDEL machine on RGB, but not on a SuperVidel setup.[/quo
In the end, like to time stamp Falcon video out, VGA(digital) or RGB. Boot in RGB/F030 to force Falcon video out to sync with an external device. (abit, I don't know the full implementation on the Falcon). Doug Little added the feature for an overlay bit in Apex, which is likely only single color....not what I need.
But, a work around might be to utilize the VIDEL 32mhz clock as the SV does, to keep sync with the VIDEL, and feed it into a magic black box to stamp both Falcon audio out (Steinberg devices) and time stamp the video by latching onto the Falcon video clock. I'm not looking to genlock the 2 videos really, need to time stamp video and audio.
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Jane Heller
Wish I could agree with you about Andruw Jones. He's a shadow of the player he used to be and that includes his defense. I don't feel any better about him in the outfield than I did about Thames!
I think Gorzelanny would have been great for the Yankees. He's a lefty and would thrive with the run support he would get in New York. The Nats didn't pay a huge price either. I hope Hendry continues to build the Cubs to be a contender on a regular basis.
I think they still are missing a couple of pieces to the puzzle, but your right, I like what the Cubs are doing and I do hope that they surprise everyone.
I think Jane is right about Andruw. He is nowhere near the threat he used to be with the Braves, but he MIGHT provide a little pop with a bat from time to time. His glove, not so much. Soriano, on the other hand, is a beast, and he is used to the AL East by now– he seems to thrive in it. He should be a very solid addition to your BP, whether he eventually takes over for Mariano or not. It should be fun watching Soriano and Crawford face one another this year, instead of being teammates!
I had to chuckle, a few posts ago, when you referred to looking up at our Red Sox. That was how many of us felt last year compared to the Yankees (BEFORE the injuries!), even with the addition of Beltre. Yet, with all the stuff we dealt with last year, and the patchwork lineups, we still won almost 90 games. Perhaps this will be a "bridge year" for you, but I still expect you to be a force for the title this year, and you'll reload. We don't expect any less! And heck, we'll still have to face both Soriano and Mariano (I noticed they're striking up a rapport already– that will only help Soriano)! Bring on some baseball, already!
Erin Kathleen
Andruw Jones looks like a good pickup for the Yanks. He's no longer an elite defender or hitter, but he's adequate with the glove and still has some pop. He's about as good as it gets for a fourth OF, and that's pretty much all he needs to be for the Yankees.
As for Favre, I doubt very much the Vikings would bring him back, not after last year. Frazier seems pretty determined to build his own team, and I suspect we will see a lot of Childress' guys depart as free agents. And since going after a washed-up veteran QB like McNabb is something Childress would do, I can't see the Vikings doing that. They might target someone like Kyle Orton; a decent QB who is still in his prime.
Take care, Scott. And go Vikes!


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This is an incredibly rare but genuine piece of Trinitite.
It was created on the site of the first Atomic Bomb Test at the Trinity Site, New Mexico, USA on 16th July 1945 The sample weighs 0.673 grams - measures 1.4cm across at it's widest point - and comes boxed in a padded gem jar.
This is a great opportunity to buy material that is now INCREDIBLY hard to find. There are so few suppliers anywhere in the World I would suggest you buy this now. It will not be around for long, and then will never be seen again!
Trinitite is the most amazing substance. it is essentially a form of molten glass created from the intense heat released by the early Nuclear test.
it is both rare, and highly sought after and I am one of VERY few people on Earth who has any supplies. I bought mine directly from the largest supplier of Trinitite some years ago. he has now sold his entire collection and stocks are now incredibly low.
Any piece you buy will come in a padded gem jar and with a signed certificate of authenticity with details of the Trinity tests and Trinitite. I will also send you an A4 copy of a report on a piece of my Trinitite carried out by a scientist at Nottingham University. This is a technical report but may be of interest to the buyer.


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What are the treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation?
Medical guidelines are written by a panel of experts to document the science that helps healthcare providers choose the right treatments. The guidelines spell out what is proven most helpful to the greatest number of people. Although the guidelines for atrial fibrillation are about 170 pages long, there are some basic decisions outlined in the treatment guidelines that every AFib patient should understand.
- How will I prevent stroke?
Depending on your risk, you will likely either need some type of antithrombotic medication (such as warfarin, one of the new direct-acting oral anticoagulants or DOACs – dabigitran, apixaban, rivoraxaban or edoxaban) or maybe aspirin.
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This week, I review a gem of a science fiction movie that passed under most people's radar: ATTACK THE BLOCK!
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It feels like a pattern lately, that the most enjoyable movies I've seen tend to be those with relatively small budgets and often go under-appreciated due to limited theater releases and lack of marketing.
Attack The Block is a sci-fi comedy thriller written and directed by Joe Cornish and from the producers of Shaun of the Dead. Basic premise: It's Guy Fawkes Night in South London, England, an alien crash-lands into a car by a gang of boys who kill it and take it back to "the block". But then much bigger and meaner gorilla-wolf-motherfu- um…aliens start falling from the sky, and start to…well, attack the block.
Just in case it isn't obvious enough, BRITISH accents are quite prevalent in this movie; so if you can't watch Monty Python or BBC without complaining I recommend turning subtitles on or avoiding Attack The Block because it will only give you more reason to complain. (By the way, this is aimed more toward whiny Americans and not people whose 1st language isn't English).
More than anything, this movie shows just how fun and entertaining a sci-fi movie can be with a small special effects budget. Although simple, the aliens have a unique look to them and are brought to life by effectively used CGI. Then there's the use of explosions, blood, and everything else required for some lovely science fiction mayhem!
Beyond the effects, a well written story takes the characters on a small-scale adventure that not only addresses some cultural and racial issues, but also has several surprisingly dynamic characters that evolve as the story progresses. Characters that you may find yourself at odds with on a personal level soon become near and dear to you as they go up against the alien invasion.
This is a must see for anyone that is a fan of sci-fi movies. Well, good sci-fi movies anyway. It's fun, quirky, and there's enough alien killing action (that is, people killing aliens and aliens killing people) to keep you more than satisfied from first contact to the explosive sciency-fictiony end! In fact, the final 5 to 10 minutes have convinced me that John Boyega (Moses) has potential to be an action hero with the best of them.
Attack the Block is definitely worth buying if you're in the sci-fi crowd. Otherwise, give it a rent and judge for yourself.
I give Attack the Block 8 out of 10.
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Overall, material costs were fairly inexpensive but the resin and fibreglass material costs were $78.00 This step is optional, and the costume can be created without using it.
Foamcore sheet 30" x 40": $5-$7 1 sheet was enough to create the torso and legs.
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When St. Louis Cardinals fans look back to identify the turning point in the 2007 season, they need go no further than Tuesday night. That's when one brave squirrel dared to make a difference, turning defeat into victory and giving wavering Busch Stadium fans a rallying point for this year, and all years to come. A lone squirrel, looking so small and overmatched in the vastness of a major league outfield, eludes his pursuers and wins the hearts of the crowd in the process. As metaphors for the season go, Cardinals fans can do no better. All hail the Rally Squirrel. From the Gateway Redbirds message board:
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As news about the much anticipated 2015 Batman vs. Superman movie begins to trickle out, the word that Gal Gadot has been cast as Wonder Woman has inspired many questions —well, one in particular — among those familiar with the character's mythology.
Though Wonder Woman and Superman were originally found in separate storylines, the DC characters have interacted before. In the Superman/Wonder Woman series, that interaction was a full-on love story. Given the fact that the comics series only began this fall, it's been an easy source of plot speculation for the upcoming film.
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Given the fact that the service of your medical practice begins the moment patients step into your office, it is imperative for you to create a great first impression; and follow it up by providing high quality medical service. This makes your front office staff — in this case your medical receptionist — an important part of your business strategy. Hiring a competent receptionist sometimes may not be enough, because they are still prone to breakdown when things get too hectic in the office. In addition, they are also prone to a multitude of personal problems that may reduce their performance level. This is why you need to have a virtual medical receptionist in place.
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posted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 7:33 am
These questions come on the heels of my reading Nagin's (2005) book on Group-based modeling of development.
The first question is that Nagin appears to find the definition of group used in GGMM problematic. Nagin defines a group as a collection of individuals who follow approximately the same developmental trajectories and suggests that the groups are points of support on the population distribution of trajectories. He goes on to say that population variability is captured principally by differences across groups in the shape and level of their trajectories. GGMM, he argues, adds individual differences in the expected trajectory of group members, which alters the definition of a group. This implies that belonging to group A might actually have a trajectory that more closely correspondes to the mean trajectory of group B, which creates "group cross-overs", which undermines the definition of a group. Is this an accurate depiction of the GGMM model, why or why not?
The second question is that Nagin goes on to critcize the GGMM framework for modeling heterogeneous individuals that can nonetheless be described by a single probability distribution. He specifically says that GGMM describes population heterogenity with multiple layers of heterogenity. He purports that this is the source of the group cross-over problem. Is this accurate?
I have read your response to Bauer and Curran (2003) in psychological methods. However, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind clarifying this issue for me a little more. As an avid Mplus user, I would like to be able to use the GGMM framework for future research and would like to be able to develop cogent counter arguments to make the case. Thank you in advance for addressing these issues.
posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 1:46 am
I will have to answer you more fully after I have read Nagin's book. Re your 1st q., my 2004 chapter in the Kaplan handbook gives my discussion of the 2 view points. I can appreciate Nagin's viewpoint about groups representing support points of a latent variable distribution -- this is referred to as non-parametric estimation. However, I think it is a strength of the GGMM framework that you not only allow typical developmental patterns (groups) but also variations within those typical patterns. I think it is ok if some extreme variations within 2 different classes are close to each other. If you have within-group variation, Nagin's approach would result in a proliferation of groups. The strength of the Mplus program is that both the Nagin and the GGMM models can be studied to see which is most appropriate for the application.
Re your 2nd q., I don't agree with the premise that there is a cross-over problem.
Feel free to raise more question later when I have read the book.
posted on Friday, April 15, 2005 - 7:53 am
Thank you so much. I will check back with you about more issues. Thanks for addressing these for me.
posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 4:08 pm
I have been reading your articles and thinking about what you have written on this topic. I was wondering if I have your central premise correct. My interpretation is as follows:
The Nagin model is incorrect in its specification of individuals into classes because it does not consider the effect of covariates on the intercept and slope when developing the classes. Further, the Nagin model does not consider distal effects in this calculation either. Therefore, if a user of Nagin's model is fortunate enough to develop the correct number of classes without these influences, then they will still have biased estimates of intercept and slope factors. This is the case becasue in the Nagin model the intercept and slope factors using PROC TRAJ require that multinomial logit analyses be performed in an additional step after posterior probabilites have been used to determine the individual cases that belong in the different classes. Therefore, the Nagin model may lose information and is rather inefficient to perform. Further, it may be more efficient to have a few overlapping individual cases in the trajectories due to heterogenity as long as the intercepts and slopes are properly estimated by the covariates and if necessary the distal effects.
Is this close to correct? I probably overstated somethings, but is the gist here?
Thank you
posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 4:18 pm
This not quite how I would portray it. My 2004 chapter in the Kaplan handbook gives a fuller account, but here are a few corrections. First, Nagin's modeling differs from mine not because of covariate influence being different, but because he does not have growth factor variances within classes (with or without these growth factor being influenced by covariates). Second, as far as I understand, TRAJ does not require " that multinomial logit analyses be performed in an additional step after posterior probabilites have been used to determine the individual cases that belong in the different classes.", but can do this step together with the first step. Third, allowing for within-class variation does not necessarily imply "a few overlapping cases in the trajectories". I think the central difference between the two approaches is that Nagin's modeling tries to capture all the trajectory heterogeneity in terms of distinct classes (which is then a form of non-parametric estimation of latent variable distributions), whereas my modeling tries to distinguish heterogeneity of a fundamental kind (classes) from heterogeneity that is merely slight variations on a theme (the within-class variation). Hope that helps somewhat - perhaps I should write more on this topic.
posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 5:24 pm
This does help. It would be great if you did write more that directly addressed the advantages and disadvantages of the two approaches. I am partial to GGMM because I am trained in the SEM tradition. The GGMM is much more intuitive to me. However, the Nagin model appears to be gaining popularity and his recent writings have cast doubt on the utility of GGMM. I understand that Mplus contains both models, but the GGMM just has intuititve appeal. So, by all means please write some more about these two models, at least for us SEMers that really want to use GGMM. Thanks for addressing these issues thus far and clearing up the differences. I will continue the think about these differences to make sure that I completely understand them.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 5:48 pm
The Nagin model is a special case of GGMM where the growth factor variances and covariances are zero. If you think of it that way rather than as two separate approaches/models, it may be easier to understand. The choice of the model would be which one best fits the theory you are interested in studying. Do you believe that all people are exactly alike in different classes or do you believe that there is some variability with the people in one class being more similar to each other than to people in other classes. In the first case, you would choose the Nagin model. In the second case, you would choose GGMM.
posted on Monday, April 25, 2005 - 5:55 pm
Let me order the Nagin book and see what is said there and what needs to be clarified.
posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 6:20 am
Thank you Linda this makes the issue crystal clear for me now. I went back and reread Bengt's paper in Kaplan's (2004) book and he refers to Mplus programs that examine Moffitt's theory using the Cambridge data. I can't seem to locate these on the examples web-site. How may I obtain the input and output for these analyses?
posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 6:29 am
These examples are not on the Mplus web site but we are happy to send them to you. Just email us and specify which input you want.
IYH Boon
posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2011 - 2:31 pm
Could you send the examples mentioned by @Anonymous at 6:20 to me too? Thanks.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - 11:29 am
I have sent them to you.
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What was revealed as the climax of the centenary celebration ceremonies last September at Bugatti's headquarters in Molsheim to a small group of customers and opinion leaders will now be shown exclusively to a wider media audience at the Volkswagen Group Evening in Geneva: the Bugatti 16C Galibier concept – planned to be the most exclusive, elegant, and powerful four-door automobile in the world.
Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. emphasised that this Galibier is a concept study which the company is considering for the future of the Bugatti marque, but said that the initial feedback received from customers and opinion formers on it had been very positive.
Arte - Forme - Technique: these are the brand values which guided Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean in their quest to develop even more powerful engines and even more striking body designs for all their new models, which were without equal in quality, handling, speed and elegance. In the process, they experimented again and again without compromise with new materials; thus Bugatti was the first manufacturer to use aluminium wheels in series-production cars.
Arte - Forme - Technique are also the brand values which have guided the design and engineering team of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. in the development of the Galibier. With this new four-door concept car, Bugatti assumes anew a leading role in the use of new material combinations. The concept on show utilises a mix of carbon fibre parts and aluminium, painted in Atlantic Black. Carbon fibre possesses great rigidity but is also extremely light.
The Galibier's design masters the challenge of uniting sportiness with the comfort and elegance of a modern four-door saloon. The basic architecture picks up on the torpedo-like character of the Type 35, which was already revived in the Veyron, and reinterprets it. With the typical Bugatti radiator grille, unusual round LED headlights and the characteristic centre spine running the length of the vehicle (a design feature which has been synonymous with the marque since it first appeared under Jean Bugatti in the Type 57S), this car updates the Bugatti DNA for the modern world.
Beneath the bonnet, which folds back from both sides, there resides a 16-cylinder, 8-litre engine with two-stage supercharging. What makes this so special is that it was developed as a flex-fuel 2 Bugatti engine, and can optionally be run on ethanol. Four-wheel drive, specially developed ceramic brakes and a new suspension design give the car agile, precise handling despite its saloon dimensions.
The interior reflects the elemental design of the exterior. The dash panel has been reduced to the essentials; two centrally located main instruments keep even the rear passengers constantly informed of the actual speed and utilised performance. Parmigiani Fleurier, the Swiss manufacturer of prestige watches, created the Bugatti tourbillon concept for the Galibier: a tourbillion watch integrated in the car's dashboard that can be removed and transformed – thanks to the cleverly designed supports – into a wristwatch, a pocket watch or a table clock.
"Galibier" is not just the name of one of the most difficult Alpine passes to feature in the Tour de France but, in its time, was also the name of a four-door Type 57 variant unequalled in sportiness and elegance.


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TUE, SEP 1, 2009 at 4:29 AM
For the Record #6 Pond - S/T
Obits are a 4-piece rock band from Brooklyn, NY who released their debut full-length album earlier this year. It's called I Blame You and if it doesn't wind up on your personal list of this year's best albums, well, your list could use some fixin'. Scott Gursky is the band's drummer and he's also an amazing visual artist. He's the one responsible for this and also this. Mr. Gursky is herewith also our second guest editor for an installment of our increasingly less unknown feature: "For the Record"! "For the Record," of course, is our semi-regular web feature wherein we (or people who we convince to do so) rhapsodize on something from the (let's be honest) checkered Sub Pop catalog and then, in a not even thinly veiled attempt to persuade you to take a chance and purchase the thing in question, deeply discount that album for a brief period of time.
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Band: Pond
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When we told you the first time: February 1st, 1993
I first heard Pond around 1993 on MTV's 120 minutes, a show I regularly relied on as a teenager to pick up hints of any "cool music" that would otherwise never find its way to my suburb. The video was for the song "Agatha", and although the video wasn't particularly interesting, the song definitely scared me. Guitarist Charlie Cambell drones on and on with one eerie chord, everything sparse and stripped down, with mantra-like vocal harmonies. To this day, I don't have any idea what they are singing about, but I like to imagine this song is about a haunted house.
I bought their album Pond on cassette and wore it thin. I came to really appreciate (and even tried to emulate) Dave Triebwasser's strong and steady drumming, and I was fascinated by bassist Chris Brady 's pop sensibilities butting up against the darker moods that Cambell and his guitar seemed to contribute. When at their best, during songs like "Gone" and "Spots", they came across really murky and drone-y, a bit unhinged and heavy, but never without a strong hook to keep the foot tapping. It was distorted, heavy pop-rock music, lots of bands were doing it. But this trio had a certain way mixing the minor key with just enough melody and energy to keep it fun, and this separated them from the pack. When I was lucky enough to catch them live in Philadelphia, they had small amps, and Dave pounded a frankenstein of old drum kit orphans, very cool. There was something scrappy about this band, something that told you they didn't have lots of money, they practiced in a damp basement, that they made weird, spooky power-pop because they really loved doing it and that was enough. The cynics will say Pond never made exceptional music, left no superstar legacy and that this record is (mostly) forgotten on the shelf, just another product of its time. Yet for me this time is a nostalgic one, one of cassettes and self-discovery, when against the odds you found special records, and special records found you.
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There is a very well researched book on this subject called "Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Beyond" by Hilary Flower.
Yes nipple stimilation can cause the uterus to contract, but it will not cause a miscarriage or early labour unless there is other risk factors involved.
Not all Obstetricians agree, but this is usually because they have not looked at the research.
I am a registered midwife in Australia and I have also breastfed through pregnancy and beyond (12mths in fact). Its not for everyone, and it does come with its own challenges. I found it to be a very empowering experience.
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The good old days when Democrats could be counted on to shoot themselves in the foot–so to speak–by coming out for gun control are sadly gone. As a result, the once-feared National Rifle Association has been relatively dormant on the political scene in recent years. But late in Obama's term, he incautiously said a few things that can reasonably be interpreted as anti-gun. So the NRA has swung into action with an all-out effort to defeat Obama:
Spurred on by President Obama's debate pledge to push for an assault weapons ban and possibly limits on handgun ownership, the National Rifle Association is ending the presidential campaign season with its most "targeted" election effort in its 141 years.
NRA officials told Secrets that they've expanded their campaign against Obama in some cases by over 500-times what the Second Amendment lobby did in the 2010 elections that brought the conservative Tea Party to Washington. An official said the effort was on par with what the NRA did in 2000 when George W. Bush edged Al Gore in the Electoral College in part because of an unexpected GOP swing in gun states.
The NRA and its legions of gun enthusiasts are making the kind of effort that won't show up on the national media's radar screen, but could be important in states like Pennsylvania and Ohio:
So far, they have recruited 5,000 volunteers to make calls, walk precincts and make the NRAs case at gun shows, a key venue at the beginning of deer and goose season.
Let me just pause here to note that the Obama people have no freaking idea when the deer season starts.
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"This is our most focused, targeted and sophisticated effort to date," said a spokesman.
I don't think Obama meant to incur the NRA's wrath, and that of millions of gun owners, but he was betrayed by his tin ear. If the election is as close as many project, it is possible that Obama's needless injection of gun issues at the 11th hour could tip the balance against him.


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