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The "fiscal cliff", a metaphor drawn from nature, was actually created by members of the US Congress, who designed it to be so horrible that they and the president would come to their senses and avert it in the nick of time.
That time is now with the start this week of a lame-duck session of Congress. But it is not at all certain that Republicans and Democrats are ready to make the compromises necessary to undo the trap they set in August 2011.
With all the time available since then, optimists assumed that Congress and President Barack Obama would return after last week's elections with a plan — perhaps a temporary fix — to avoid the $600-billion in tax increases and budget cuts set to start in January that threaten to throw the economy back into recession.
But they didn't.
Some also assumed the election would give one party or the other an edge that could break the impasse over how to reduce the nation's deficit.
It didn't.
Both sides say publicly and privately that they have the advantage — and a mandate from voters to do things their way. It remains to be seen whether such assertions are just opening moves.
Once again, optimists assume the parties will rescue themselves — and the country — from the crisis they created.
But confidence is low, which is one reason global markets tumbled last week.
Can the marriage be saved?
A different metaphor might now present itself, drawn from life.
For 16 months, Democrats and Republicans behaved like a husband and wife in an ugly divorce proceeding, not speaking to each other except through invective.
Now they will see if their troubled marriage can be salvaged, for the sake of the children, which in this case is the US economy. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reiterated last week that jumping off the cliff would boost the jobless rate to 9% from the current 7.9%.
For Obama, who won four more years in office in Tuesday's election, this is his moment to bring a "balanced approach" to healing the nation's fiscal problems.
In the Democrat's eyes, that means keeping lower tax rates for the poor and middle class, while forcing the rich to pay more income taxes. White House spokesperson Jay Carney renewed the president's vow to veto legislation that simply extends the tax cuts, which originated during the administration of president George Bush.
If Republicans were to agree to the higher tax rates on the wealthy, that would open the door to deals on a new round of spending cuts, including sensitive "entitlement" programmes, such as the Medicare healthcare programme for the elderly, some Democrats say privately.
The top US Republican, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, does not see it that way. He has long argued that raising taxes on top earners would hurt small-business hiring and slow an already sluggish economy.
With voters giving Republicans another two years to rule the House, Boehner argues it would be a mistake for Obama to conclude that he has a mandate from voters to hike income taxes.
"Instead of raising tax rates on the American people and accepting the damage it will do to our economy, let's start to actually solve the problem," Boehner said in a radio address on Saturday.
"Let's focus on tax reform that closes special-interest loopholes and lowers tax rates," he added.
The problem is that tax reform will take months, if not years, to do in Congress, and lawmakers have only about six weeks to avert the fiscal cliff by at least coming up with a short-term compromise and addressing more radical reform in the following months.
A senior Senate Democratic aide said Republicans were "underestimating the bully pulpit he [Obama] has. He's going to focus on this and this alone for the next two months. They're underestimating his ability to sway the American people" if they block a tax hike on the rich.
The Democratic aide said that if Obama produced a new plan for avoiding the fiscal cliff, including higher income taxes on the rich, "Boehner's reaction to that document will be the most pivotal point" in the upcoming fight.
Will Boehner reject it as a dead-end plan, or will he find "good things in there and say, 'Let's negotiate,'" the aide said.
A senior Senate Republican aide argued his party had the advantage. If negotiations break down over raising taxes on upper-income groups, thus causing all income tax rates to rise in January, "Will Obama really want to start his new term by pushing the economy into recession?" the aide said.
With the election over, Democrats and Republicans in Congress anticipate that Obama will offer up new ideas toward a compromise, possibly before he departs for a trip to Burma at week's end.
Despite elections that were supposed to break Washington's deadlock over fixing the economy, the post-election world still has fundamental disagreements, even if the rhetoric has cooled.
Some in Congress argue there is always a way to find compromise, or "wiggle room", as one Senate Republican leadership aide called it.
Instead of a $250 000 threshold for raising income taxes, he threw out $500 000, although quickly adding, "We might even push to get it higher than $500 000."
But that too poses problems. Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who faces re-election in 2014, could stir up fierce opposition from their right-wing members, including Tea Party activists, if they back any income tax increase.
Furthermore, Democrats have squirmed over the prospects of arguing to lower-income constituents that someone earning $500 000 a year or more is middle-class.
Still others point to a different approach as a way out. Instead of raising income taxes on the rich, they see a fiscal cliff compromise in ending some other tax benefits that the well-off now enjoy — something to which Boehner says he is open.
There are plenty of those, ranging from breaks for corporate jets to oil industry manufacturing credits. While Democrats favour ending those breaks too, they very much want to kill off for good the lower income taxes for the rich and capture the $850-billion in revenues over 10 years.
All those cross-currents lead some to believe that lawmakers will be unable to bridge their differences during the post-election session that begins on Tuesday.
In September 2008, when the House voted down the banking bailout plan known as TARP, it took a sharp plunge in the financial markets to get Congress to change its mind.
"I for one have come reluctantly to the idea that we might need something as jarring as going off the fiscal cliff to bring a compromise," said Jim Manley, a former aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. – Reuters


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"Optimal hyperspectral indicators for stress detection in orchards", Proc. Earsel 2003, Imaging Spectroscopy workshop Oberpfaffenhofen, pp. 534-541, 2003.
"Wavelet Based Feature Extraction for Hyperspectral Vegetation Monitoring", SPIE International Symposium on Remote Sensing, Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing IX, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 297-305, 2003.
"Genetic feature selection combined with composite fuzzy nearest neighbor classifiers for hyperspectral satellite imagery", Pattern Recognition Letters, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 183-190, 2002.
Unsupervised Pattern Recognition - Dimensionality Reduction and Classification, , Antwerp, University of Antwerp, 2002.
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Why Mayor de Blasio Won't Doom NYC's Real Estate Prosperity
|Chirlan, Bill, A Fine Blogger
While no transition is easy, and many have criticized the pace of de Blasio's appointments, one thing is clear- while there was ample campaign rhetoric opposing the "Bloomberg way", what we have seen so far is a desire in many ways to carry on with the improvements that occurred during Bloomberg's tenure. The choice of Bill Bratton as Police Commissioner is just the highest profile example. While there was ample discussion of "stop and frisk", Bratton believes in a more judicious use, rather than doing away with it altogether. This is telling. It is clear that the new Mayor wants to continue improvements, but the changes will be more in subtle nuances and communication rather than wholesale changes.
More to my original point, two other appointments point to continuity and growth in our industry.
For Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, de Blasio tapped Alicia Glen, a veteran from Goldman Sachs. While Glen has been instrumental with Goldman in securing financing for low income housing and championing CitiBike, let's face it, when it comes to talk of "Two Cities", Glen comes from the City that de Blasio railed against during the campaign.
Speaking of Goldman Alums, Mayor de Blasio came up with a shocker in retaining Kyle Kimball as the President of the Economic Development Corporation. So much for a big break from the past! The new Mayor was defensive of his choice and has assured his progressive supporters that Mr. Kimball shares his values, and would support requiring a "living wage" on city projects. But again, wouldn't you think, given these appointments, that the differences would, in fact, be subtle?
80/20 or 75/25?
When defending Kimball, deBlasio made a point of saying that every project that comes along is an "opportunity to right some wrongs" and that he expects private developers to "do a little more." So, what is a little more? If you ask me, we will probably be looking at tax breaks and zoning exemptions for projects that in fact, do a "little more." To me that equates to a change from reserving 20% of a project for "affordable housing" to 25%, if that. It might even be possible that 80/20 remains, and additional concessions are plied from developers for additional green space, bike parking, renewable energy use, or community facilities.
Track Record
Can anyone name a major development that Mayor de Blasio opposed during his time in the City Council, or as Public Advocate? Sure, he was a posthumous critic of Rudin's unpopular conversion of St. Vincent's to a luxury condo, but how bout the biggies in his neck of the woods like Atlantic Yards or Domino Sugar? Nada. In fact, you could argue from his track record that de Blasio likes big development so long as it includes affordable housing. Will he demand a greater pound of flesh for such developments to moving forward? Perhaps, but despite all of the labeling and his own campaign rhetoric, de Blasio hasn't proven to be anti-business or anti-development over the course of his career of public service.
By his own definition, de Blasio is a progressive. He has progressive initiatives- the tax on the (relatively) rich for pre-k for 4 year olds, the living wage, preservation of hospitals, and paid sick leave. Assume that the Mayor is successful on all four issues, will that ruin the city? Will educating 4 year olds while giving their parents an opportunity to work or be relieved of child care costs "damage" the city? Will taxing income an extra (on average) $930/year for those making between $500k-$1M/year chase all of the wealthy from the greatest city in the world? If we end up paying an extra 20 cents for a cheeseburger so the person serving it doesn't have to rely on public assistance, is that really so bad? Would it be so bad to actually keep your local hospital or keep your job if you got sick? I guess the point is, none of these initiatives will ruin a great city, and they have the possibility of making it a more livable city for all.
Finally, Supply
Oh yes, supply...When you hear of the fear and loathing of de Blasio in regards to real estate, it is coming from the real estate industry, not the 74% of New Yorkers who gave him a resounding election victory. Yes, there is the unknown, which naturally instills a bit of fear into anyone, and it makes sense that the industry, particularly developers, are concerned. After all, it is the developers that will have to haggle with the city and make projects work financially under an as yet to be redefined set of rules. While I doubt that new rules will prevent development, as I believe the new mayor to be thoroughly pragmatic, and development to be in strong demand, one thing is not changing, and that is supply! Supply in the city near historic lows and for property owners in NYC that is a very good thing. Prices continue to rise, and demand continues to outstrip supply. With the stall in development post-2008, even if every project that went moribund came back to life all at once, it probably would have minimal impact as the demand is so strong.
From a strictly personal, narrowly empirical view, the market has only accelerated after the Mayoral election. Plenty of factors are still at work, not to mention global and macroeconomic considerations. But, a mildly progressive mayor with a pro-development history and a pragmatic thought process will not, in my opinion, do us in!
(Note: I know this post will stir debate, disagreement, and hopefully thoughtful discussion. As a disclaimer, I have know the Mayor since he participated on A. Fine Blog back in 2007. I have always found him thoughtful and honest, yep rare for a politician, and I have supported him since.)


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If you watch just ONE #harvest2012 Ridge Vineyards video, please let it be this one.
If you watch just ONE Ridge Vineyards video total, please let it be this one.
If you watch just ONE video today, please; let it be this one!
I've never watched anything like this. I must have reviewed the footage a thousand times over in the process of editing it together, and I'm still enraptured. Admittedly, I find harvest fascinating to begin with, but experiencing it like this constitutes "firsthand" knowledge in previously unimaginable fashion.
It's just video, admittedly. And it's been YouTube'd at that. And you may watch it on as small a format as your phone's screen. I've watched it that way too. And I'm still flabbergasted.
I write often of intersections on this blog; technique and soul, craft and mojo; discipline and magic.
This is it.
Canopy Cam.
Man, I've NEVER seen anything like that! What an unbelievable perspective; what a way to experience the truly ferocious excellence of harvest in serious, serious action! Whoever invented the GoPro is a bloody genius …
In all honesty, I hope, after watching the footage above, you'll join me in a humble appreciation of the unbelievably focused, fierce, fiery, and fantastic work that the vineyard teams perform. And I hope, the next time you enjoy a glass of wine from Ridge Vineyards, you'll remember those teams in your toasts, and that your wine will taste just even a little bit more excellent; that it will taste of passion, of devotion, of honor.
That it will taste … delicious.
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SH**, PETER! Not David. LOL. I had it right the first time, I got myself confused. F**k. LOL.
that was what i was going to reply. you must be one of the rare drummers around fredericton, wich is somehow good for you in the optic of buying drums. it's the same here. even if i'm living near montreal, ads for drum sales aren't moving fast,so it leaves space for a little thinking haha!
hell, bummer! the gretsch at that price is a very good deal. IIRC that drum has a 1.2mm brass shell. considering the offer for that kind of snare in other brands, you get a pretty darn good snare for nearly cheap haha! just the throw off may be something to look over....if it was possible, i would try to see if a SR-1000 throw off would fit that drum.
myself i'm working a deal for a reference brass in 14x5.5. i'm just trying to lower the price. the seller asks 375,i offered 300$ will see how it turn out. i have also an eye on a copper free floater 14x5 last generation with the SR-1000 throw off.
if the reference deal doesn't happen, i may work on this one.....not that i wanted a FF, but after some research i could get a brass insert wich might exactly fit my bill....altough i've never played a copper brass snare to this day, some tells that it doesn't ring like brass and is more closer to a wood snare than any other metal snare.
keep me posted on your endeavors snakes. it's a pleasure to talk with you.
hey! snakes & arrows. what about the gretsch snare drum?? did you pulled the trigger on that drum?? let me know man.
Thanks for rep man! i'm using a 13x6.5 yamaha musashi oak snare. Very loud and explosive
I just tried to respond to your PM but it says your mailbox is full. Let me know when you've made some room and I'll shoot it over.
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Pod of killer whales chase Florida couple's boat
20 whales follow boat for nearly an hour
LA PAZ, Mexico – A Florida couple celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary got quite the surprise on a fishing trip: a pod of whales decided to go along with them.
Rich and Laura Howard, of Lutz, were diving off the coast of La Paz, Mexico when the encounter happened.
Rich said as he and his wife headed back to shore on their boat after a dive, a pod of 20 killer whales decided to follow them.
Video captured the whales following them, playing in the boat's wake for an hour.
WFLA-TV reports that the whales had been spotted only a couple times in the past decade.
"It's really something that reminds me of this wonderful experience that we were so blessed and lucky to have happen to us," Laura told reporters.
The captain on the boat said he's never seen the whales display this behavior before.
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The Milo Collection takes a classic style of outdoor furniture and adds a modern twist with exposed, powder-coated aluminum legs, paired with durable designer Sunbrella® fabric mattresses. Ottomans are a great upgrade to an existing set, and can be used as extra seating when you find yourself hosting another guest. Durable materials, including designer Sunbrella® fabric, are engineered to last through any type of climate or weather.
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Centralized Cabling
Centralized Cabling was introduced in 1996 with the publication of Telecommunications Systems Bulletin, or TSB-72, centralized optical-fiber cabling guidelines. It was the first standards-compliant architecture that was developed to take advantage of the distance benefits inherent in fiber optic technology as it allowed users to centralize electronics--routers, bridges, hubs and switches--in one communications room within a building. This network architecture offered the potential to reduce the installed first costs of fiber networks, while at the same time increasing network flexibility, simplifying network management and reducing network outages.
Until the publication of this TSB, the commercial building telecommunications cabling standard TIA/EIA-568A required that all horizontal and backbone cables be terminated in a telecommunications closet on each floor, using a full-horizontal crossconnect. For optical-fiber cable, this required the installation of four connectors and four adapters for every fiber, adding cost to the installation. With TSB-72, these patch panels are replaced with pull-through cables, a splice or an interconnect in the telecommunications closet.
The TIA/EIA-568A standard was originally drafted with copper wiring in mind. The 100-meter length limit on cable runs between electronics and the workstation is based on the technological limitations of this medium. This length limitation often required that users distribute electronics in multiple communications closets near the workstations. TSB-72 allows cable runs to 300 meters by taking advantage of the bandwidth and low attenuation of 62.5-micron multimode fiber, which can support to 2.5 gigabits per second over this distance. Therefore, you do not need to install network electronics so close together; placing passive telecommunications closets near users is sufficient.
While there are several advantages in deploying centralized cabling designs, the most immediate benefit to users is that centralized cabling typically lowers network costs by effectively reducing the number of ports and chassis throughout the network.


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HeadHardHat's Award Winning Geocaching Blog is a geocache treasure trove of geocaching information. Years of searchable geocaching insights await you here. HeadHardHat's GeoSnippits Geocaching Videos series can be seen on You Tube. You can also find him on his new GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast series and the Geocaching Podcast. Geocaching the outdoor treasure-hunting game which the participants use a GPS receiver to hide and seek containers called "geocaches" or "caches" anywhere in the world
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Behind The Scenes: Geocaching Podcast - #214: Munzee
You can tell that you have a really good subject to discuss when doing a podcast. Especially when you run a good 10 to 15 minutes over your standard show time then an additional hour of discussion between the show guests and the chat room audience. Thus was our Geocaching Podcast episode last night when we talked with Josh aka "Wanderer" and Scott aka "Coolant" who are some of the creators of Munzee.
What is Munzee you ask?
The skinnied down explanations describes Munzee as a geocaching-like game in which Munzee players place Munzee cards that contain a QR Code on the front of it. A smart phone like Iphone or Android scan the QR Code and mark it in place via the smart phone GPS. Munzee finders use a map on the smart phone to search for the hidden Munzee cards and then scan the QR Code as proof of the find itself. You are awarded points for hiding, finding and when someone finds your Munzee placements.
Here is a recent post explaining Munzee in more detail if you would like to see:
At any rate Darrylw4 and myself had a lot of fun talking about this new activity with creators Josh and Scott. Mainly because we both had been actively doing Munzee placements ever since we found out about Munzee. Darrylw4 in Michigan had put out a goodly amount while I placed about 20 so far in North Carolina.
Munzee has really taken off and the discussions both good, bad and greatly creative can be seen on Google+, Twitter, Facebook and most other social networks. It was really cool being able to discuss many of those key points right there with the guys who created it.
Interested in Munzee? To get all the details you will just have to download the show and give it a listen. There I believe you will find that Munzee is not going to be a replacement for geocaching. It will though be a really great compliment to it. I personally believe that Munzee will find it's own niche in the electronic explore and find arena . Who knows what innovated ideas that will come from this.
Just a quick note that XpunkX was not with us for last nights show. We missed him not being there and look forward to him being back again next week for our Cacher Coffee episode.
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- The Hekawi Tribe said...
Yeah I was listening to the podcast last night and was very supprised how long it went on for, I had to go after an hour but it was a very good show about Munzee. I only placed 8 Munzees so far and 5 got captured the other day :-)
It has been a slow start around here (CT) but it seems like this game is picking up.
Looking foward to the next podcast.
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you have given the clear idea about "Munzee" in you post..Can you say, what is "Geocaching "?
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"And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? " (Matthew 12:25-26).
Today, there are many "men of God" who perform miracles, including healing. (Healing here means those that have been scientifically and physically proven). Where I come from, women are more fond of these and often demand outright healings and miracles, and they do get what they want from these people who sometimes say and do things that seem questionable from a biblical respective.. Children are also healed of leprosy, blindness, name it.
Others also call themselves as spiritualists (not from God) who also interpret dreams and heal people. Please I know that these are not much heard of in the west although they may exist in different forms.
Question is, how do we apply the quotation above today as these "men of God" healers often cite it to buttress their claims?


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If you're on the hunt for a Christmas gift that will make more than one person smile, then look no further.
A great range of handmade fashion and interior accessories crafted by women in Madagascar are available to buy, supporting a initiative to empower people through embroidery.
The project began over four years ago when an arts lecturer from Leeds visited the African island for what she thought was going to be a relaxing holiday.
But Sarah Brown was shocked by the level of poverty and the few options available to the country's women.
She left her job and home in the UK to move to a small village in the south east of Madagascar called Sainte Luce.
There she used her embroidery skills to teach women how to put their creativity to use in a project that has been named Stitch Sainte Luce.
The project is now helping the women earn a much-needed wage and has attracted an army of happy customers.
And now, a recently-launched website is helping to sell the women's beautiful, original and creative produce, which ranges from stylish cushions and purses to original belts and iPad cases, worldwide.
Sarah said: "When we first set up Stitch, the women were all living below the international poverty line of $1.25 per day. They were so motivated to learn so that they could provide enough food, clothes, educate their children, pay for medicine, mend their houses.
"Their earnings have transformed their lives not only economically, but in terms of gender empowerment at the household level too.
"They have learned so many different skills and have a real professional pride about their embroidery and about running the studio, which is such a remarkable achievement!
"What makes the products extra special is that not only do you know exactly where your money is going, but each piece is unique, a one of a kind design which makes it the perfect gift."
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The most popular poker game in the world today, simple to learn but hard to master Watched by millions around the world and played by tens of millions! Texas holdem is the game found first and foremost in every casino and boasts the biggest tournaments worldwide.
A community card poker game similar to Texas Hold'em. Make your best hand from 9 cards! Omaha could be described as Texas holdems younger brother, however it is growing in popularity every day. The main difference is that in Omaha each player is dealt 4 pocket cards instead of 2.


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Monster, Palm and three other tech companies own $856 million in paper no one wants to buy
Instead of holding onto cash, tech firms such as Monster, Palm, Intuit, EarthLink and MetroPCS in recent years bought something called auction-rate securities. Basically — very basically — that means these companies loaned out around $856 million because banks told them they'd earn more than they would just holding on to the cash. Only thing is now, with the credit markets being what they are — crappy — no one else wants to buy the rights to collect on those loans. So all that cash is sewn up in paper. That could soon hurt because the companies are going to need that cash eventually, an exec at one Wall Street trading firm told the WSJ. And when they do, he said, they should expect "a steep loss."


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Replacement bumper bar (pull bar or grab bar) for your phil&teds stroller.
This bumper bar is compatible with the following stroller models:
*will not fit on the 2015 onwards dash buggy
Written by: Shan1
01/03/2018 5:06 am
The plastic is cheap and breaks easily. There are really no other options unless you don't want a bar. We put our stroller together and traveled the next day, hours in on first use, the bar broke at the airport. Wish there was another alternative to this.
Written by: AJ golf
14/11/2017 5:34 pm
Unfortunately, I must write this review that after only a couple weeks with my new bumper bar that it has broken. My hope is that there is a warranty though and that l can get it replaced. Please let me know if this can be done. Many thanks.
Written by: Marguerite
24/10/2017 8:29 am
Replacement part , quick & easy excellent service !
Written by: Veltski
22/10/2017 8:50 am
It's fine now, but it's just like the last one, which had its covering torn during air travel and then was chewed to bits by a toddler who couldn't leave the tear alone. So, I give it a year...before I'm sure I'll have to replace it again. Wish it was made differently so replacing it wasn't necessary.
Written by: Brandy
26/08/2017 10:01 pm
Always get great service fro Phil and Teds. Prompt and reliable.
Written by: Kiwi2557
20/08/2017 7:37 am
Perfect for attaching toys, etc to as we walk our little one!
Written by: NicolaK
02/08/2017 12:38 am
The bumper bar got damaged on our legacy dash coming back from holidays on the plane. I was delighted I could replace it. I didn't think I would be able to get any spare parts for the legacy dash. Buggy looks like new
Written by: Colin
14/07/2017 7:51 am
We have had this stroller for almost 6 years, and it has been nothing but great! Highly recommend it!
Written by: Becky12
21/04/2017 7:48 am
Bought because airline broke original bar. Seems less stable than original one that came on my older model. Does the job though. Wish there was an all metal one instead of having plastic attachments.
Written by: Drprice88
10/04/2017 1:03 am
The bumper bar snapped off before I could even use it. It was still stored in the car, and he little pegs snapped.
Written by: My3lilbirds
31/03/2017 4:23 am
Is this seriously still made out of plastic? I don't want to order a third one just to have it break again. Please please please make these stronger!!!!
Written by: Nickname
24/03/2017 9:35 pm
My wife dropped our P&T out from our Stepwagon's trunk and broke the handle bar. Got a replacement from P&T, arrived in Japan in 5 days including Weekend, open the box md popped it right on. Perfect fit!!
Written by: Rsands
07/03/2017 6:08 am
I bought a Phil and ted stroller from offer up and it was missing the bumper bar.. I was happy to see the website offered an affordable replacement! Now I have a place to attach toys for my little guy to play with!
Written by: kjmaile
17/02/2017 4:56 am
It literally broke while in the back of my van! We love the stroller but have barely used it and the bar is already broken!!! Maybe they shouldn't use plastic!!??
Written by: Valentina
01/02/2017 3:55 pm
I have wait only one day to have my pram like new :)
Written by: SezzyK
11/12/2016 5:11 pm
After reading the reviews I was hesitant to purchase a replacement bar for my Navigator V2 (red handle brake). I looked everywhere for an equivalent replacement but had no luck so eventually purchased it.
When it arrived I was surprised to find it was exactly the same as the original one! Maybe the previous reviewers had older prams but I'm completely satisfied with this.
I've never had an issue with my bar and it only broke because I forgot to remove it when packing it in a travel bag for a flight.
Written by: ki77ys
23/10/2016 2:55 pm
I purchased the mesh uv cover and rain cover for the Sports stroller. Both covers are extremely easy to attach to stroller and very good quality.
Written by: unhappy123
24/09/2016 2:36 am
I bought the bumper bar because ours broke for the second time since we bought it less than two years ago. The first time, it was covered under the warranty. Also had to replace the wheel covers. Bought the because it's cheaper than buying another double stroller, but I definitely won't be recommending this stroller to anyone.
Written by: MandyH
19/09/2016 3:51 pm
We love our stroller. We've got a toddler and an 8 month old and the functionality of this stroller makes our lives so much easier! Especially when we are in the city for the day and one needs to nap. My only complaint is that it's heavy getting in and out of a car but still worth it. I also had to change an order after ordering a part that I thought I had lost and customer service jumped right on it. Very impressed.
Written by: lara85
22/07/2016 5:23 pm
I bought the bumper bar for my Phil & ted pram, it didn't have a bumper before so I was hoping that it would be easy to fit, and it was, I just had to pop out the plugs in the end of the pram frame and click the bumper bar straight in. It is a very solid and strong accessory. I love the soft squishy finish on the bumper, it gives my daughter something to play with, she loves it!!
Written by: Angel
08/03/2016 7:32 pm
Works beautifully, gives our toddler something to hold onto instead of strapping her in. Very happy with this item. Wish it worked when the second seat was on top though... Maybe we just haven't worked it out yet.
Written by: tycyn111
06/03/2016 4:05 pm
I purchased replacement parts, was easy to use, exactly as described. would purchase additional parta as needed.
Written by: m1k4
13/01/2016 4:27 pm
This is gonna be my third one. The original was broken at the airport, as I didn't detach it for check-in. It was already broken when we took it back from the conveyor. The second time was partly our mistake as we tried to lift up the stroller over the stairs with 2 toddlers inside. Generally, the item is too fragile but, what can we do? We do not have alternative for this, right, unless we change the stroller :p
Written by: Paulalabelle
16/10/2015 9:09 am
Everything came in great time and all together. We love our double dot stroller! It's been the best stroller that I've had in double and or single for my daycare. I just wished u could make a non potable tire like my city mini GT that we take on holidays. Last holiday we went on with the dot the tire popped the first day so had no stroller for 10 days!
Written by: Matt
27/09/2015 4:40 pm
I bought this to replace the original bar that I unfortunately lost while loading my toddler in the car. It's a lot cheaper quality then the original for the DOT stroller. Doesn't seem as solid and secure and seems cheaper made in the padding and the design. My suggestion is to not lose your original bumper bar. Wish they sold replacement original bars.
Written by: kreno
25/07/2015 2:10 pm
We travel often with our stroller, and overall it has done well over the past two and a half years. However, the bumper bar has not held up at all. It is extremely fragile and the material easily tears.
Written by: cindyluskadoo
21/06/2015 12:10 pm
Order the bumper bar for the e3. Came right away and snap in perfectly.
Written by: Allanah
23/05/2015 9:04 pm
Just what I needed. So good to be able to add and replace parts so my phil and ted just keeps getting better :)
Written by: Lyn Macleod
14/05/2015 7:25 pm
Bumper bar ordered for daughters buggy that was 'mashed' by an international airline in transit. Service amazing and delivery super prompt.
As well as having the best ever buggy , so good to know spare parts are so readily available
Written by: Snydes
16/09/2015 11:51 pm
I bought the navigator about 16 months ago, and the bar has broken twice. It was replaced under warranty the first time, but now that it is 16 months ago I don't think they will replace it for free. It is made out of plastic and breaks really easily.
Written by: L1234
25/02/2016 11:43 pm
Not like the original bumper bar that comes with the navigator v2. Much cheaper, looser and larger. Extremely soft and cheap foam is used I can see this breaking very easily. I only wish I hadn't lost the original one now.
Written by: vburdine
22/02/2015 6:15 am
It is my fault for not removing the removable parts before checking, but my classic stroller came down the conveyor with the bumper bar having been snapped right off on both ends. I guess I'm glad that I can replace the part, but I wasn't super impressed since I thought the bumper bar was intended to act as a roll bar in case the thing tipped with baby inside? I don't know that it would do its job very well.
Written by: PhilTedFanatic
19/01/2015 10:36 am
This will be my 3rd Bumper Bar in 13 months :/ not sure if it's the quality of the bar because everything else on the stroller is pristine but this item isn't seeming to hold up.
Written by: lozzii1
11/11/2014 10:26 am
I love my navigaotor but one part of it that I do not like is the bumper. The foam/padding in our bumper bar fell apart after only a month. It is actually just cheap packing styrofoam which breaks very easily. So now our foam is in pieces and the hard steel rod is exposed in parts. They should just make it from the material as per the handle but I guess it's a cost thing. It does annoy me that it is not constructed of a more durable material.
Written by: Connie
29/10/2014 3:31 am
I have no problems with it it was a great asset to my stroller I'll definitely use this again When needed.
Written by: miller family
09/10/2014 2:24 pm
I've had the phil and teds double stroller for years. The original bumper broke when the dog saw a rabbit and a fiasco ensued. No one was hurt but bumper bar needed to be replaced. The original was a metal bar and very strong. The new replacement is plastic and doesn't even seem as close to as strong. Will keep u updated to let u know how long it lasts. This why I only gave it 3 stars.
Written by: Leet
18/09/2014 9:52 am
Brought bumper bar as I lost my other one very please too see they sell parts very happy with it
Written by: mandajb
16/09/2014 2:20 pm
Amazing I brought this a little while ago and it is just perfect
Written by: mwm3
21/08/2014 3:12 am
I like the padded cover - I need a replacement pad for my handle!
Written by: caroline377
17/08/2014 4:44 am
I live overseas. We travel a lot as a family and I walk daily with my child. This stroller is incredible with bad streets and cobble stone roads. I will highly recommend this to any family that travels more by foot than by car.
Written by: Donald
25/07/2014 12:00 pm
Value for money. Delivery was fast! Will order this them again in the future.
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Ex-Van Halen Bassist Michael Anthony Doubts Story About Cancelled Tour Dates
Like you, Van Halen's former bassist Michael Anthony heard David Lee Roth's explanation for why the band pulled 30 dates from their current tour schedule. Roth said the group "simply bit off more than we could chew," but Anthony isn't quite so sure.
Before Roth made a video to tell what he said was the real story, tour insiders had already said the band members "hate each other" and are "arguing like mad." Sammy Hagar — who of course was once Van Halen's frontman — even waded in to the controversy, saying, "I'm surprised it took this long. I predicted this was going to happen a lot sooner … They're hard people to get along with, those brothers."
Anthony, Hagar's current Chickenfoot bandmate and himself a fellow survivor of the Van Halen wars, doesn't disagree with Sammy's assessment.
"Everybody's got their own opinions. Who knows?" he told Classic Rock Magazine. "To me it sounds kinda interesting – if you say you're tired and you want to recharge your batteries you don't put 30 shows on sale. If I were a fan I'd be going, 'Why are you putting 30 shows on sale?'"
Anthony also offered a possible explanation for why three days lapsed between the announced schedule changes and Roth's public statement about them: "Maybe that's the three days you take to come up with your story?"
Even still, he had kind words for the group. "I wish them well — they put out a great album, they're a great live band, they always have been," he says.
So would he ever consider re-joining the line-up?
"I don't know. As time goes on now, less and less," Anthony said. "Eddie's got his son up with him now. The circumstance would have to be right. I was always the never-say-never guy, but I don't really think about it any more … Chickenfoot, my relationship with those guys is great."
But even though he had his own troubles while in Van Halen, he says things were never as bad as the battle going on within Black Sabbath right now.
"I've read three different sides of that story," Anthony said. "Ours wasn't as much drama as [that]."


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One more Christmas treat before Tuesday. I know I said I wasn't going to make any more holiday related lessons but I just had to make a tutorial on "how to draw a Christmas penguin", step by step. I came across a stuffed animal in the store yesterday and it was a Christmas penguin. It had a red Santa hat and a cute candy cane striped scarf. I know penguins are still a very popular animal so here is a lesson that you will be excited to draw. My little sister thinks that the penguin in the tutorial looks like the stuffed animal that we seen. Isn't it always fun drawing penguins? Enjoy folks, and have a merry Christmas, and a happy new year.
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Huntington Bank names John Irwin West Michigan regional president
Huntington Bank (Nasdaq: HBAN) announced today that Huntington executive John Irwin of Grand Rapids has been named its West Michigan regional president, as part of a strategy to "strengthen the ongoing commitment to Michigan."
Up to now, Jim Dunlap had served as West Michigan regional president, in addition to his other duties as Huntington's regional and commercial banking director. He will continue in that role, leading the bank's statewide strategy and engagement.
Both Irwin and Mike Fezzey, who has been the East Michigan regional president for Huntington since 2010, will report to Dunlap.
Irwin is a 32 year banking veteran who has been part of Huntington's West Michigan commercial banking business for nearly 11 years, most recently as corporate banking regional manager.
In his new role, Irwin will lead the commercial business segment, orchestrating business development and service activities among all of Huntington's businesses in the West Michigan region.
"John already does a great job as a leader for Huntington in West Michigan," said Steve Steinour, chairman, president and CEO. "It is a natural move for him to take on the role of president for the region, continuing the positive contributions he has supported as a leader in the West Michigan business community."
When asked what he sees as the main challenge to U.S. banking in 2013, Irwin said it is regulatory compliance. Government regulation has increased as a result of bank failures in the recent recession, and now banks must commit much more staff to working continuously on risk issues.
Irwin has worked in banking in Arizona, Indiana and Ohio, as well as Grand Rapids. His experience in banking also includes international services, business banking and regional bank administration.
He earned a bachelor's degree from DePauw University, an MBA from Indiana University and also graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
Irwin is a board member of the Gerald R. Ford Council of the Boy Scouts of America, St. Cecilia Music Center and the Women's Resource Center. He is also a Steering Committee member of the Huntington Colleagues' Good Government Fund.
Huntington is expanding into new Michigan markets in partnership with Meijer, with 22 branches now in Meijer stores across Michigan.
Huntington is active in economic investments that benefit businesses and communities throughout the state, as demonstrated by being named the top SBA lender in Michigan for four years. As a partner in the state's Pure Michigan Business Connect Program, Huntington has nearly completed fulfillment of its $2-billion commitment for commercial and small business lending in Michigan, two years ahead of the original four-year timetable.
Huntington is currently administering a record $100 million affordable housing investment commitment in the state.
Huntington is the sixth-largest bank in Michigan and reported 2012 net income of $641 million, an increase of 18 percent over 2011.


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St. Sophia Cathedral (Harbin, China)
The Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom of God or Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin (Chinese: 聖索菲亜教堂, Russian: Софийский собор в Харбине) is a former Russian Orthodox church located in the central district of Daoli, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China. It was built in 1932 and, during the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution period, was closed, and recently was turned into a museum, showcasing the multi-cultural architecture of Harbin. [1]
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Do you eat at McDonald's even though you wouldn't admit to it?
That's how a lot of Golden Arches' customers appear to be thinking, according to a report in Advertising Age.
McDonald's brand is solid — it's No. 6 in the world — with 33,000-plus locations in 119 countries, serving 68 million people a day.
But the hamburger dealers are looking at the numbers:
… Something strange is happening on McDonald's soaring arches: Its brand perception isn't keeping pace with sales. According to people close to the company, its internal tracking system finds that McDonald's consistently ranks near the bottom in quality perception when compared with rivals.
The company is working to close the gap, these people said, by addressing issues related to perceptions about its food's quality, sourcing and nutritional value; sustainability practices, including suppliers' treatment of animals; service; and condition of stores.
Last fall, McDonald's dropped an egg supplier over reported cruelty allegations, which may be related to their efforts to change customers' perceptions.
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Boiled Pecan Pie - no more runny pecan pie filling! This recipe is fail-proof! Boil the filling and then bake the pie. THE BEST I've ever eaten! Can make several days in advance.
This pie was fantastic! Chicken Legs absolutely loved it. The filling is a little firmer than the Karo syrup recipe. It was much easier to cut and stayed together on the plate nicely. I added a dash of cinnamon to the filling. I thought it added a nice holiday flavor to the pie. This will be on our Thanksgiving menu. It should be on yours too!
Boiled Pecan Pie
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup (Karo)
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 (9-inch) deep dish pie shell
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a large saucepan, mix together flour, sugar and Karo syrup. Stir and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat.
- Melt butter and whisk into eggs. Slowly whisk in 1 cup of the boiled sugar mixture into the egg mixture. Whisk the egg mixture into the remaining filling. Stir in pecans, vanilla, cinnamon and heavy cream.
- Pour into pie crust. Bake 50-60 minutes, until middle is firm. Allow to cool before serving.


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If you scan the column to the right of the Kotaku.com/Power 40 list, you'll find our reorganized list updated for April complete with individual updates where relevant, and a returning addition: Capcom.
With sales on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City doing well after release, and Resident Evil 6 coming together nicely, it's about time Capcom makes a return to Power 40.
News of Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn stepping down from his position has also impacted our list. His removal makes way for Capcom's Ryozo Tsujimoto.
We took a look at the industry's current status and progression this month to assess who are the most powerful players that influence what we play, how we play, how we get our games and/or what we think of games.
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Hello everyone. I hope you're already for a bunch of new tutorials. I'm here with one about wizards and how to draw them. If you haven't been able to tell by now, I am a huge fan of fantasy characters and creatures and I hope you don't all mind. Anyways here we go and lets get started.
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Courses at Tufts
Tufts University, one of the nation's top 30 universities, invites you to join our student body through one of hundreds of courses enrolling now for Summer. Whether you are a visiting student from another academic institution, a professional wishing to further your current career or explore a new interest, or a high school student looking to preview the college experience – Courses at Tufts has an option for you!
Registration for Summer 2020 is now open!
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Earn Tufts credit in undergraduate-level courses, including some designed specifically for high school students
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What skills and knowledge do you need to expand your horizons or advance your career? Courses at Tufts features hundreds of classes across a variety of disciplines - from humanities, languages, and arts, to engineering and environmental studies, to nutrition and public health. Wherever your interests lie, you're sure to find a course that will help you achieve your professional and personal goals.
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Small class sizes enable you to interact extensively with renowned faculty members. This intimate environment is the perfect setting for learning - and for building relationships with fellow students of all backgrounds from across the country and around the globe.
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We've designed Courses at Tufts with an eye toward convenience for professionals, adult learners and students alike. Our campuses in Medford/Somerville, downtown Boston, and Grafton host a range of daytime and evening courses, and many of our courses are offered online as well. Medford/Somerville and Boston campuses are accessible via public transportation and offer ample parking options.


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Though I'm cooking more often now, creating my own recipes continues to scare the living daylights out of me. My self-spawned dishes tend to be three-out-of-five star affairs, meaning they're servable, but won't necessarily knock your socks off. See, I'm still mastering certain techniques (read: all of them), and find pairing flavors tougher than Advanced Calculus. (Hey, if mathematicians had to eat their results, they'd have never picked up calculators in the first place.)
So, when I invent something that actually works, it's like … it's like … hm … how to express this without resorting to hyperbole?
Oh! I have it. It's like riding a golden unicorn over a rainbow while world peace breaks out in the background. Or U2 playing an acoustic gig in my living room as I'm hand-fed chocolate-covered strawberries by Raoul Bova. Or taking a permanent vacation from my job, but with eternal severance pay and health benefits. (Dare to dream.)
Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating. But it is pretty cool. And today's recipe, Spaghetti with Asparagus, Egg, and Parmesan, is one of those rare triumphs.
Tuesday night, I was in a spaghetti mood, but had a use-it-or-lose-it pound of asparagus whiling away in the crisper drawer. With no funghi available, Pasta with Asparagus and Mushrooms was out of the question. So was Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Parmesan, since I reallyreallyreally wanted some pasta. But both recipes fused together? That could work.
And did it EVER. It's my new favorite comfort food. Creamy and cheesy and asparagus-y, I can see myself eating this over and over again until my death in 2097. (Yes, I'm shooting for 120. Believe in the stars!) And? AND? I would say I could eat 14 bowls of the stuff, but a single serving filled me to the brim.
Of course, should you decide to give it a shot:
1) To cut the fat even further, omit ½ tablespoon olive oil and a little parmesan.
2) Don't throw out the pasta water. Love it. Be liberal with it. It's vital to everything.
And that's it, folks. Have a lovely weekend, and experiment if you get the chance. Occasionally, it's worth it.
Spaghetti with Asparagus, Egg, and Parmesan
Serves 3
8 oz thin spaghetti
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound medium-thin asparagus, rough ends snapped off, cut into 1-inch pieces
Cooking spray
3 eggs
½ tablespoon tap water
Kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper
2 dashes cayenne pepper
¼ cup grated parmesan
1) Cook pasta 'til al dente and drain, reserving ¾ cup of cooking water.
2) Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add asparagus and saute for 4 or 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add ¼ cooking water and cook for another 3 or 4 minutes, until asparagus is crisp-tender.
3) In the meantime, spray a small nonstick pan with cooking spray. Crack three eggs into it, and add ½ tablespoon tap water. Cover and cook over low heat for a few minutes, until the top of the yolks cloud, but are still soft and runny. Remove from heat.
4) When the asparagus is done cooking, add drained pasta to the pan, stirring to reheat if necessary. Off heat, add the remaining ½ cup of cooking water, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir.
5) Ladle pasta into bowls along with 1 tablespoon water/sauce from bottom of pan (or more, if you like). Place egg on top and sprinkle with about 1-1/2 tablespoons parmesan cheese. Break egg, mix everything together, and enjoy.
Approximate Calories, Fat, and Price Per Serving
446 calories, 13.4 g fat, $1.24
8 oz thin spaghetti: 800 calories, 4 g fat, $0.33
1 tablespoon olive oil: 119 calories, 13.5 g fat, $0.12
1 pound medium-thin asparagus: 91 calories, 0.5 g fat, $1.99
Cooking spray: negligible calories and fat, $0.03
3 eggs: 221 calories, 14.9 g fat, $0.55
½ tablespoon tap water: negligible calories and fat, $0.00
Kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper: negligible calories and fat, $0.02
2 dashes cayenne pepper: negligible calories and fat, $0.01
¼ cup grated parmesan:108 calories, 7.2 g fat, $0.68
TOTAL: 1339 calories, 40.1 g fat, $3.73
PER SERVING (TOTAL/3): 446 calories, 13.4 g fat, $1.24


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Almond, Elderflower and Lime Tea Cake
Makes four 4-ounce cakes
Note: The icing recipe makes enough to frost many little cakes. Feel free to divide it to suit.
Almond cake:
1 cup almond paste
2 large eggs (enough to equal 1/2 cup)
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, sifted
Pinch sea salt
1/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon St. Germain liqueur
Elderflower-lime icing:
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons. St. Germain liqueur
1 tablespoon lime juice
Zest of 1 lime
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease four 4-ounce bake-and-give paper loaf pans.
2. Using an electric stand mixer, mix the almond paste until it softens and breaks down into small bits. Slowly incorporate the eggs, a little at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition. Add the sifted cornstarch and salt, mixing just until incorporated, followed by the melted butter and St. Germain.
3. Transfer batter to pans; bake for about 25 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown and a tester inserted in the center emerges clean. Let cool.
4. For the icing, sift the confectioners' sugar. Using an electric stand mixer, mix the cream, St. Germain and lime juice with confectioners' sugar until a paste forms. Check the consistency: It should be viscous enough to spread. If not, add a tablespoon more of confectioners' sugar. Cover with cling wrap, pressing to ensure contact with the glaze surface. Let rest overnight.
5. Using a fine citrus zester, zest the lime, avoiding the white pith. Stir lime zest into icing; with a small offset spatula, immediately spread on top of cooled almond cakes. Let sit at room temperature until icing has completely set.
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An eco-village reserved for the property's team and recruitment from the local population: combining environmental responsibility with an admirable human resources policy.
Imagination is often needed to improve a resort's environmental footprint. That is how the ecological staff village came about. Built with local materials, it provides a home to the people who work on the premises, thus eliminating the daily commute. The recruitment of members of the indigenous native population is a priority and their craftwork is showcased in the property's shop. Biodiversity has been preserved through extensive restoration of spawning streams, an effort that allowed the wild salmon to return en masse to re-populate the neighbouring rivers. Bears and cougars roam freely across the estate; harmlessly moved away from the guest tents with the gentle yet persistent persuasion of the resort's trusty canine neighbourhood watch.


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Please enjoy this brilliant perspective from non-reader Oliver, who decided to add it to a (now deleted) comment on the thread about trolls making rape and death threats. After explaining to me why I'm a dumbass for getting "riled up" by comments like "hope you get aids while being raped by a homeless man in the alleyways of new york. you cunt. then again if any man would want to rape your gigantic ass, i'd be shocked," he decides to throw this in:
Lastly, and this is a more general response to trend towards "fat is okay" that seems to be taking over feminism, fat is not a good thing. Fat people ARE demonstrably less healthy than fit people, they die younger and have significantly more health problems. The obesity situation in America is putting a huge strain on our health care that will only get worse. Fat people are lazy. There are a million ways to stay fit and eat right in America, even Macdonald's has salads now. I'm sick and tired of feminists subtly implying that there is something wrong about me or any other guy having a preference for fit women. In nature, animals tend to seek out the strongest, fittest, fastest or brightest mates. Humans are not nearly as far removed from our roots are we like to think. Sure, the idea of attractiveness is manufactured by our media. It changes over time. Attractive women (in the judgement of both men and gay women) are going to recieve preferential treatment from those people, just as attractive men do from women and gay men. Most people who are in love (in my experience) are in love for reasons besides physical appearence, but they were attracted to each other because of physical appearence. There are hundreds of serious issues facing women today, surely feminists can find a more productive use of their time than informing women that it's okay to eat doughnuts if it makes them happy. It's counterproductive, it's based on faulty information and it's a waste of intelligence.
ZOMG, WE'RE TAKING OVER FEMINISM! Which is obviously a movement Oliver cares deeply about.
Also, bingo, bingo, and bingo.
I love that the people who want to come here and tell me this shit never, ever link to a source for their claims about fat and health, or fat and the economy. Why would they need to? EVERYBODY KNOWS!
Runner-up for Douchehound of the Day is Susan, who left a comment on the "Don't You Realize Fat Is Unhealthy?" thread informing us all that she lost 90 lbs. through "discipline and hard work," and has kept it off for nearly five years, so I am "denigrating [her] hard work" by calling people who sustain a major weight loss for that long "freaks of nature."
That one would have been baleeted without any further thought, but Susan then came back and said:
Gee, thanks for deleting my comment! I thought you were too broadminded to censor people who don't subscribe to your own beliefs – but I guess not.
So now I have a few things to say to Susan here.
1) Where did you get the idea that I'm "too broadminded to censor people who don't subscribe to [my] own beliefs"? It sure wasn't from the Comments Policy.
2) The fact that you mentioned your "discipline and hard work" not once but twice in a very short comment tells me you don't understand that the other 95% of dieters were not just lazy. They did not just give up and start stuffing themselves the way Oliver believes all fat people do. Seriously, let's think about this for a minute. Almost 100% of people who were motivated enough to drastically reduce calories and increase exercise in the first place, because that is how much they didn't want to be fat, just give up after they've lost the weight? They just say, "Fuck it, being thin isn't worth it, pass the donuts"? I find that hard to believe. Especially since what most dieters do after they gain it back is diet again. And gain it back again. And diet again. And gain it back again. And diet again.
If anyone's getting a dogged persistence award around here, it's those poor slobs, not you.
3) I might be less inclined to "denigrate your hard work" if you told me about some hard work that benefited a single soul other than you. Discipline for its own sake doesn't impress me. I used to date a guy with mild OCD who had to have his shirts folded in a very precise way, and no one could do it properly but him. He put a lot of effort into folding those shirts just so. I don't especially admire that effort. You know what I admire? The discipline and hard work it takes to raise children. The discipline and hard work it takes to be a teacher or a doctor. The discipline and hard work it takes to write a book. The discipline and hard work it takes to cook Thanksgiving dinner for a crowd. The discipline and hard work it takes to avoid becoming insecure and bitter in a culture that's constantly telling you you're not good enough.
The discipline and hard work required to lose weight, however? Meh. As BuffPuff (I think) once brilliantly said, "Been there, done that, grew out of the T-shirt." These days, I eat when I'm hungry and put my energy into trying to help other people feel better about themselves. It's far more satisfying work than weighing chicken breasts, let me tell you.


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OCZ has a sub-$100 SSD offered as a netbook, laptop and desktop hard drive replacement.
It only comes in a 32GB capacity for now, using multi-level cell (MLC) NAND, and has a SATA II interface, TRIM support so it works better with Windows, and poor-to-respectable performance. The read speed is up to 125MB/sec with writing peaking at 70MB/sec.
There is a 64MB cache and some form of wear-levelling, described opaquely as "unique performance optimisation to keep the drives at peak performance over the long term". There is a three-year warranty and a 1.5 million hours MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) statistic.
If we compare it with OCZ's Vertex range we find a 30GB MLC vertex costs about $130 from an e-tailer and delivers up to 250MB/sec read and 180MB/sec write speed. It too has a 64MB cache and the SATA II interface. Assume the Onyx's sub-$100 price point is actually $99.99 and you're getting half the read speed and less than half the write speed for a $30 saving.
The lower the Onyx's street price goes the better this deal gets.
WD's recently introduced SiliconEdge Blue product has its lowest capacity point at 64GB, reads at up to 256MB/sec and writes at up to 170MB/sec, and is priced at $279 for the 64GB product.
At the other end of the scale is SuperTalent's SuperSpeed USB 3.0 SSD. which is expected to come in around $70 for 64GB. It has a 125MB/sec peak writing speed and a write speed up to 50MB/sec. There's a question mark over whether we need both SATA II and USB 3.0 for SSD interfaces, and if one predominates which one will it be?
The Onyx and SuperSpeed products are Ladas compared to WD's Porsche, but both are still faster than a hard drive. How will Onyx compare to SuperSpeed? It will be interesting to see what the product reviewers say. ®
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Lake Poway
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I have modelled latent growth trajectories, and came up with a four group solution in which groups differ for intercept and slope.
I would now like to explore the relationship between external variables and intercept and slope of these trajectories.
So far I have run a mixture model in which I estimate the trajectory classes and regress slope and intercept on the external variables. However, of course this changes my original trajectories which I would actually like to keep. I do not want to estimate the trajectories dependent on my external variables, rather I want to determine whether intercept and slope are influenced by these external variables.
I have also looked into the known class option, but of course if I put the trajectories into the model as known classes there is no intercept/slope to be regressed on my external variables.
Please can you help?
Many thanks,
Michael Spaeth
posted on Friday, February 05, 2010 - 7:35 am
I would save membership in trajectories based on most likely class membership as described in the handbook and then do your regression analysis as intended. However, this would be a very rough and dirty approach, especially when your classfication quality is not very high. And may be, some of your "external" variables also influence class membership "C".
A better approach would be to correctly specifiy a conditional growth mixture model, testing direct effects of variables on indicators and then rely on this (hopefully) correctly specified solution. There are some articles in the growth mixture section (articles) on the mplus web site that discuss your problems.
Bonamy Oliver
posted on Friday, February 05, 2010 - 7:48 am
Thanks very much for your reply. Your first point is what we meant by trying known classes, but what we want to do is to see how our external variables are able to explain the different intercepts and slopes on our existing trajectories. As we have existing trajectories we are not not modelling intercept and slope and so we have nothing to regress on.
For your second suggestion, we don't want to estimate trajectories conditional on these variables, we want to link not class membership, but class intercept and slope with these external variables.
Thank you so much for your time!
Kind regards.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, February 05, 2010 - 3:07 pm
You say that you want to relate external variabls to intercepts and slopes without the externals influencing the model. I am, however, unclear if you want to study the relationship (1) between external variables and the latent class membership - which implies that you are studying the relationship of the external variables to the class-specific means of the intercepts and slopes - or (2) the relationship between external variables and within-class variation in intercepts and slopes.
Regarding (1), external variables can be studied with respect to latent classes using auxiliary "e" or "r" if you have high entropy.
If your model changes quite a lot when adding external variables as predictors, it seems worth examining why that happens.
Bonamy Oliver
posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 - 2:58 am
Many thanks for your help. I'll have a play :-)
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Need fun, interesting logo for wiki for nerds. A logo that any hipster nerd (like me) would be happy to visit and learn about cool, geeky things. Just because one is nerd, doesn't mean s/he can't be cool.
To be added later to final selected logo (i.e., 2ndary).
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The logo should feature the name of the wiki (which is also the website name):
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Feel free to be creative. After all, this is site for nerds and all the things that interest us. Being a hipster nerd is cool, so this logo should be too.
Once the base logo is chosen. I'd want version of the logo featuring the tagline added on, but adding the tagline will be simple. Most important is the logo.
The logo should have some graphical element that would be discernable so regardless of if you read English, you'd know what the brand was or something about the way it is represented that speaks to the product itself. [Think Nike Swoosh]
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Saturday, January 25, 2014
My poor blog has been dying a very slow death so I've made a decision.
I think it's time to UN-PLUG for awhile.
I'm spending entirely too much time on my computer.
Blogs, Facebook, Pinterest, etc are sucking up my time because I'm not very disciplined.
I don't know when I'll be back but I hope you'll still be here when I do.
In the meantime please enjoy lots and lots of pieceful days!
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I saw this stitchery pattern on Pinterest and need/must have it. :-)
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Hello 2014/Goodbye 2013
Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
For a few days I've been thinking about my final blog post for 2013.
How would I talk about the fact that there were only 39 blog posts.
How would I talk about the fact that I have been peeking over your shoulder but leaving very few comments.
How would I talk about the fact that I haven't responded to many comments however I do appreciate them.
Most importantly why do I feel the need to explain?
I don't expect YOU to explain so why do I feel that YOU expect ME to explain? Such silliness!
The following will, hopefully, explain it ALL.
This morning I received the following e-mail from a very, very dear friend.
She said...
"I am so proud of you! You've done lots of hard work and lots of unpleasant work...you've come a million miles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
with the following attached to the e-mail...from Brave Girls Club
"Dear Phenomenal Girl,
This was a year that you made huge strides that you won't even recognize for awhile. You touched people's lives that you don't even know about. You were protected from situations that you never saw coming, and so you don't even know how big that protection was. You overcame things that you weren't expecting and you made it through days that sometimes you weren't sure you could make it through. You woke up almost every day and decided to make the most of that day....and you did. You saw beautiful things, met beautiful people, and shared your beauty too.
This might be a chapter that you are thankful is over, and it might be one that made you laugh and that you will fondly remember. This year might be right in the middle of a chapter and the story of it has not played out yet.....your story goes on from here!
This year you grew. This year you learned. This year you had 12 whole months of brand new experiences that are a part of YOUR story. This year your story was rich with ups and downs and tragedy and triumph.
This year you made it through.
Sounds like a pretty fantastic year to me.
You are so loved...now and forever.
What was happening in my life is really not important. It's all good!
My dear friend who sent the e-mail this morning has not only been a friend but truly my Angel on Earth. She was there if and when I started to fall. She'd either pull me upright or catch me before I fell. There was one day when she called and I was sobbing so hard I could hardly catch my breath. She listened to me and helped me overcome why I was sobbing.
Thank you my Angel on Earth aka dear friend...you know who you are!
Now on to 2014.
I'm not choosing a word nor promising to blog more often. I live simply for today...I don't worry about yesterday or tomorrow.
Remember that I'm not ignoring YOU, I'm simply taking care of ME.
Thank you for popping in to visit.
In Friendship!
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Advent Stocking Fun
In the weeks before Thanksgiving I'd been thinking about making advent calendars for Seth, Eli, Shaye and Audrey. I simply couldn't decide on a pattern or idea.
Very frustrating for this Nana.
And then I spotted these fabulous stockings!
It's red and white velvet with delectable fur and bells to trim the cuff. 30" long with pockets on the front for goodies and treats to help count down the days until Christmas. After the countdown has come to an end it's a huge regular stocking for Santa to stuff on Christmas Eve.
It didn't take me long to order four stockings with personalization and have them shipped directly to my daughter's house.
My grandchildren absolutely love them.
Wouldn't it be fun to have a stocking like this for yourself???
I'd love to have all the pockets filled with chocolates - YUM.
And, on Christmas morning it would be fun to find all sorts of quilting/sewing/stitching doo-dahs just for ME. LOL
What would you want to find in the pockets and the stocking itself?
I hope you've enjoyed some pieceful days.
In Friendship!
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