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Hola, Beasters! It's the end of New York Fashion Week, so what better day to talk about my biggest fashion influences.
Rita Ora and Rihanna are two of my biggest style icons. I love how they dress! Obviously I'm younger than they are and their looks are a lot sexier, but their styles really inspire me. I love that they dress feminine yet urban. They love to wear colors but they also pair all black ensembles with lots of gold jewelry. They have a real sense of street fashion and I feel like that's how I dress! When I'm doing red carpets, I definitely like to look at clothing that they've worn for inspiration.
I would also say the streets of LA inspire me. Sometimes I find myself driving down La Cienega or La Brea and there are people walking by with really dope outfits and I'm wondering, "Where did they get that?" and "How can I make something like that?" I get inspiration from everywhere!
Who are some of your favorite fashionable stars? Where do you get your fashion inspiration? Would love for you to share in the comments! Till next time, besos!

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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/958/25949
From The Socialist newspaper, 9 August 2017
Angry Birmingham bin workers enter fifth week of strike action
Clive Walder, Birmingham Central Socialist Party
Birmingham bin workers, members of Unite the Union, feel angry that the Labour council has forced them into a fifth week of industrial action to defend jobs, pay and the safety-critical member of the bin wagon crew.
But as their action bites they feel determined to stick it out until victory. They want to get back to collecting Birmingham's rubbish but not on the council's shoddy terms. Workers are furious with council financial mismanagement of the service.
Solidarity action must be stepped up. The Socialist Party believes that all local government unions should hold workplace meetings to explain the dispute and the wider consequences should the bin workers be defeated. This can be followed up with bucket collections on the next payday.
In Small Heath, a community group have started their own rubbish collections. It's unlikely a small group of volunteers could make a difference to the level of uncollected rubbish but it is significant that the council has taken no action. They may think it undermines the strike, but workers are concerned that these volunteers have not been trained to collect rubbish or meet health and safety standards.
Some workers wonder whether the council is digging in for a long dispute, but the truth is that they have been put through this five week disgrace by council officers and senior councillors. Most councillors will be unaware of most of the issues, and it is time they were lobbied and had things explained to them.
It has been rumoured that some Birmingham Labour MPs have been pressuring the workers to compromise rather than demanding the council withdraw the job losses and downgrading.
A local Communication Workers Union branch passed a motion of support moved by a Socialist Party member and also agreed to write to Jeremy Corbyn asking him to remind Labour councillors that they should not attack their own workers.
Many feel that these Labour councillors should not be allowed to stand as Labour candidates at next year's election. Labour Party members should challenge councillors who are not supporting the bin workers.
Unite has made it clear that they will back the workers financially and industrially for as long as it takes and a hardship fund is in the process of being established.
Socialist Party members have been visiting the picket lines at all four depots regularly and are warmly welcomed by the strikers. Four bin worker bulletins have already been produced and been well received with many workers reading them on the picket line immediately.
On the 'Support the Brum Bin Strike' Facebook page one worker is quoted: "We've been bending over backwards for these lot for eight years now, but you can only kick a dog for so long before it turns round and bites you. This is what's happening right now".
It is vital that solidarity is built as this dispute could drag on. All readers of the Socialist should pass motions of support and send donations from union branches and other organisations.
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Socialist Party news and analysis
Striking back against poverty pay
Rashan Charles death: End police racism and austerity
Coventry: march following racist police killing
Government's tribunal fees defeat
40% of England's psychiatric wards are 'unsafe'
Marx's Capital at 150
Marx's Capital at 150: an unequalled analysis
Socialist Party workplace news
Angry Birmingham bin workers enter fifth week of strike action
Barts strike: Keep up the pressure on Serco and the trust!
Steel workers at Rom Ltd strike for a pay rise
Coordinated action needed to break pay restraint
End poverty pay for sleep-in care workers
RMT condemns Welsh government rail privatisation
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Young, angry and fighting back
Young Socialists off to a flying start in Cardiff
Campaign fights closure of Chatsworth rehab ward
Support for Socialist Party campaigns at biggest ever Leeds Pride
Housing safety campaign kicks off in Coventry
Far-right thrown out of Newcastle
International socialist news and analysis
Venezuela: Capitalist offensive sharpens after assembly elections
Workers' struggles in Peru: eyewitness report
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
How much reserves have councils got?
Global finance
Global finance: Are those storm clouds ahead?
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Adjusting to college not as easy as it sounds
Published 6:00 pm, Sunday, November 8, 2009
College: a world
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grow up, it seems I've hardly gotten to just step back and see what
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place and not knowing the vast majority will make anyone
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April is here, and, for some, it's a time to welcome spring. For others, it means a race against the clock to get their 2013 tax return done before the April 15 deadline. And part of that process frequently involves an IRA contribution.
My colleague Steve Weber and I have begun to research the behavior of Vanguard IRA investors. So far the findings have been quite interesting and hold lessons for many of us who are saving for retirement. I'd like to share a few that are particularly relevant as we close out the 2013 tax season (and start the 2014 IRA contribution window).
Take it to the max
First, the IRA contribution limit increased by $500 in 2013. This means that if you're under age 50, you may invest up to $5,500. Those age 50 and older can contribute $6,500.
Are you investing up to the max? Our research shows that more than half of Vanguard investors who make a contribution do so to the max. This is terrific news! But the fly in the ointment is that, in 2008, the last year IRA contribution limits went up, many investors failed to take advantage of the increase. This may be due to lack of awareness. And while an additional $500 may seem trivial, over the course of a 30-year savings horizon, for example, the amount could triple in value.
Combine your decisions
Second, IRA contributions made during "tax season" tend to get parked in a money market account. While this seems reasonable on the surface, we found out that those contributions end up staying there for longer than intended and become an unplanned long-term investment.
Most likely, IRA investors are decoupling their contribution and investment decisions. To avoid this trap, consider taking a page from employer sponsors who are increasingly making target-date funds their default option for plan participants. The advantages of balanced funds are enduring—they're low cost, diversified, professionally managed—and they provide for growth potential that a money market doesn't, making them an appropriate long-term retirement investment.
Be an early bird
Last, if you're one of those last-minute IRA contributors, you're not alone. Our research found that the cohort of IRA investors making last-minute contributions (i.e., the last two weeks of the tax-filing year) was twice as large as their "early bird" counterparts who made their investment when they were first eligible in January of the prior year.
Is it procrastination? Probably. While we can debate the reason, there's no debate that procrastination has a cost. Investing early in the tax year means that the compounding clock starts sooner rather than later. And, over the course of your working years, the procrastination "penalty" can really add up. So, if you fall in this camp, see if you can make a change this year and do your 2014 IRA contribution now.
The key takeaways from Vanguard's new IRA research so far? Contribute the max (and the max went up for 2013), consider a target-date fund or balanced fund, and contribute early in the tax year. These tips are simple and sound, and can make tax season a little less daunting for many of us.
Investments in Target Retirement Funds are subject to the risks of their underlying funds. The year in the Fund name refers to the approximate year (the target date) when an investor in the Fund would retire and leave the work force. The Fund will gradually shift its emphasis from more aggressive investments to more conservative ones based on its target date. An investment in the Target Retirement Fund is not guaranteed at any time, including on or after the target date.
An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although a money market fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in such a fund.


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Ben Harper and Relentless7 play a sold-out show at the Paradise Rock Club Sunday.
For an artist with such an omnivorous appetite for musical styles and an aptitude for executing them all well, it must be hard to come across the next, next thing. But sometimes all it takes is a new cast of supporting characters for a spiritual recharge. Ben Harper seems to have found that in his new band, Relentless7. Whereas Harper has navigated his trademark slide guitar through funk, soul, folk, gospel, and acoustic singer-songwriter territory in the past, here his wanderings with the band find him rooted in the mire of the blues, as on the swampy grind of "Number With No Name" and the rambling barnburner "Why Must You Always Dress in Black." "Lay There and Hate Me" works up a sweaty funk groove and tortured, growling vocal, while "Skin Thin" tickles the strings for a sensitive, soft-spoken ballad. Harper leaves a few arrows unstrung from his deep musical quiver here, but the ones he fires all seem to hit their mark. (Out tomorrow) LUKE O'NEIL


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|Out of Africa (25th Anniversary Edition) (1985)
|Blu-ray Romantic Drama
|Written by Noah Fleming
|Monday, 26 April 2010
The film is based on the true story of a Danish woman, Karen (Meryl Streep) who left her home in the mid 1910s to live in Africa with her boyfriend's brother. Sadly, she is unable to find a companion in her new husband and is left with no sense of purpose and alone, miles away from home.
She soon discovers pleasures in working on her plantation. But she still longs for her husband to be at home and not off on every adventure that he can find. The added pressures of World War I and health issues forces Karen to return to Denmark. After an undisclosed amount of time she returns to Africa to continue her duties on her coffee plantation.
Her marriage is disintegrating leaving her vulnerable in the arms of another man. A safari/adventurer known as Dennis (Robert Redford) comforts Karen. However, Karen stills lacks that sense of belonging to someone and having someone belong to her.
The film has two main ideas flowing behind it. The first is romance and the longing for companionship. The other motivation behind the film is the sharing of the changing of the face of Africa. As modernization sets in as the British take over after WWI, the continent begins to "westernize" so to speak. Planes are introduced, train tracks, litter, etc. These are the distressing facts that haunt Dennis, as he is fond of Africa's native behavior. He conflicts with Karen on that matter, as she is a Baroness that believes, more or less, that she should have privileges and complete comfort in Africa. After all she brought all her fancy china and crystal with her form Denmark.
The late, great Sydney Pollack is the director and creator of this film. His eye for detail is incredible. He pulls the most from his actors. In 1985 this film is right on pace. By today's standards it is like "Bridges Over Madison County," long and drawn out drama. That is a rough comparison, as Pollack's film is much more of a success, both critically and for audiences. However, if it weren't for the films that were released in 1985, I don't seen this film ever receiving seven Oscars at any other time, certainly not Best Picture.
Despite the "majestic imagery" quote on the cover of the Blu-ray, this video transfer is a bit disappointing. It is pretty much were I expected it to land, but far from were I hoped it would be. With a film that takes place in Africa I was hoping against hope that the video quality would bring the lush lands of the plains to life on the big screen. Sadly, they pale in comparison to actually witnessing them firsthand. (Thought, probably nothing will come as close as actually standing on the continent). Still, I guess I will simply have to wait for a great IMAX Blu-ray release on Africa to reclaim some of the imagery. "Out of Africa" has a AVC encode in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio that simply doesn't hold up well over time.
First, black levels and contrast are solid. While they are not superb, they do offer better quality than the standard DVD. Details have also been improved on the Blu-ray edition. But that is about it folks, the rest of the video quality falls flat. The colors are weak. While there are breathtaking scenes in the film, especially during Karen and Dennis' safari, there is no breathtaking imagery in the transfer. There is a lack of depth on screen. Fleshtones waver constantly within each shot. You can watch as the hue of Meryl Streep's face goes back and forth between pale yellow and red. The video image is cover with grain and dirt that takes away from any possibility of terrific imagery. The Blu-ray format also allows for old filmmaking techniques to be readily noticeable. I was stunned at the outset to see that green screens and projection techniques were used to create the opening Denmark sequences. With the nice contrast levels, the separation between the actors and the background is simply ghastly. Things of this nature continue later in the film as Dennis and Karen walk on the plantation the frame rate is off, creating a jittery image until the two stop. I thought it might be a glitch in my player, but several rewinds failed to remedy the issue. As with most all Blu-ray editions, this is an upgrade from the DVD, but only every so slightly.
The audio track fairs a bit better than the video quality. The originally stereo track has been given the same 5.1 audio track that was present on the previous standard DVD. It has been upgraded to DTS-HD MA 5.1. The only real improvement over the DVD is the increase in dynamics. There are instances that have a bit too sudden of a change, but still it is somewhat welcomed in a rather low-key audio track. As you may have guessed, this is a dialogue driven film, and I am happy to report that dialogue is clean and nicely prioritized. However, many lines, especially at the beginning of the film fail to cut through. It is not because they are up against music of sound effects, it is simply a matter of the original production dialogue being recorded from the wrong location, causing a muttering-type sound for some dialogue lines. This improves as the film carries on. The LFE channel is absent and surround activity is minimal. The film remains mainly stereo with a bit of bleed in the rear channels. This is a nice transfer for what the audio track initially has to offer.
The Blu-ray contains the special features present on the previous standard DVD release. There is a terrific audio commentary from Pollack. The "Song of Africa" documentary is highly informative and at just over an hour in length, is almost better than the movie in my opinion. The disc also contains some deleted scenes (hard to imagine anything was deleted from this film) and a trailer. The disc is BD-Live enabled and is a flipper disc, with a DVD-9 layer on the flip side.
"Out of Africa" doesn't exactly hold up in today's cinema world, and will likely be despised by anyone born after the early 80s. However, it still holds power as a great cinematic achievement. It is just unfortunate that the Blu-ray edition could not deliver an equal achievement. This is recommended for fans.


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Definitions for coquettekoʊˈkɛt
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word coquette.
Princeton's WordNet
coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser(verb)
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash(verb)
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
A woman who flirts or plays with men's affections.
Origin: From coquette.
Webster Dictionary
a vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men
a tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t
Origin: [F., fr. coquet, coquette, coquettish, orig., cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. Cock, Cocket, Cocky, Cockade.]
Coquette is an American drama film starring Mary Pickford.
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The numerical value of coquette in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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I love all the flap over telemarketing because everyone gets to watch two essential democratic freedoms duke it out: one person's freedom of speech vs. another person's right not to be bothered by it.
My guess is that First Amendment purists ultimately will rule in favor of the telemarketers, meaning we'll have to be prepared to fight them where they sit: on the other end of the telephone. Here are some of my favorite ways to deal with them.
Record your smoke alarm going off and play it back for them.
Ask them to wait a second while you shut the door. Then never come back.
Pretend to take an interest in them by chatting about absolute drivel for as long as possible taking as few breaths as possible. If you want some tips from pros about how to do this, watch "Gavel to Gavel." Outside Alaska try C-SPAN.
Start crying and tell them you don't deserve the happiness they have brought you. No matter what they say, start crying again, and ask for a few moments to recover. Drag this out as long as you can.
Get creepy. Say things like, "You know, I was watching your kids the other day and I think they need new clothes."
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Call them first. I am collecting numbers of telemarketers so that we can start calling them during dinner. Offer to sell them their privacy for $100. I offered one a car if he promised never to call me again. He asked me whether it had a leather interior.
Be a bit crazy. Tailor it to what they're selling. If they're trying to get you to switch phone companies, say: "I don't need to call people. On my planet we use telepathy. I know what you're thinking right now and I'm going to report you to Elgar, Lord of the Flatulent Nimrods."
Tell them you'll be happy to buy whatever they're selling if they listen to some of your poetry first. It needs to be bad poetry. Don't have any? Visit my site, www.jasonohler.com/badpoetry, and feel free to use whatever you find. Please honor my policy of reverse copyrighting: You have to promise to claim you wrote it.
Struggle to understand them while using bad English. This doesn't require a foreign accent because no one speaks very good English anymore, not even the English. All you need is a genuine lack of consideration and a limited vocabulary. A typical conversation with a telemarketer trying to get you to refinance your house might go like this:
Telemarketer: Good evening. Say, what's the interest on your house?
You: Interest in my house? I like house. Not moving.
Telemarketer: I guess I wasn't clear. I'm talking about the interest rate you are paying for your house. What are you paying?
You: Not praying. Don't have to. Free country.
If you've got time, pretend to understand now and again, then relapse:
You: Oh! I get it. You're interested in my loan?
Telemarketer: Yes!
You: No alone. Have family.
If we're serious about this problem, then we need prevention programs designed to identify and treat youth at risk of becoming telemarketers. Fortunately, research has come to our rescue. Secret CIA documents left at my house suggest that all telemarketers have one thing in common: they made crank calls as kids. Remember when you were a kid and you'd call people you didn't know and ask them if their refrigerator was running? Then you'd laugh and tell them they'd better go catch it? It turns out that this was just gateway behavior to something far worse: calling strangers at home to sell them stuff they don't want.
Or we could simply harness the talent of telemarketers. It takes a special kind of energy and fearlessness to use contrived, bogus information to convince millions of us to spend money we don't have to buy unnecessary schlock we don't need. Maybe we should just channel this talent into something more respectable, like U.S. foreign policy development.
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Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has dismissed talk of losing Gigi Buffon to big-spending Manchester City.
"It's fantasy football," he told Sky Italia. "This summer there was another case of fantasy football, to be precise the story of David Trezeguet to Barcelona.
"That was fantasy football, and this is the same."
Buffon, who once again proved why he is rated as one of the world's best goalkeepers on Saturday as Italy beat Cyprus in World Cup qualifying, is reportedly a £56million target for City.
But Gigli insisted the 30-year-old remains a key figure at Juve.
He added: "Buffon's price doesn't interest me, what interests me is to have him with us as a man, as a sportsman and as a lynchpin at Juventus.
"And I am happy that he helped Italy beat Cyprus."


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The family of Students' Federation of India leader Sudipta Gupta wants to meet the West Bengal Governor M K Naryayanan to seek justice, Leader of Opposition Surjya Kanta Mishra said on Friday. The governor has granted an appointment at 5 pm on Friday.
"They want to meet the governor. They said they have no faith in the state police and want a judicial or the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of Sudipta," Mishra told reporters in Kolkata after meeting Sudipta's family at their residence.
Sudipta's sister demanded a CBI inquiry into the death of her brother.
"We want justice. I still hope that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will look into it. She said it was an accident and a petty matter. My brother was in police custody and was killed by the police. We want a CBI probe. We will go to the governor," she told reporters.
The Left and the Congress had earlier demanded judicial inquiry into the SFI leader's death.
Slamming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her comments about the student's death, State Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya said that judicial probe was not an unjustified demand.


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Saving the Savior
By VivalaB
The hospital was quiet, intensive care always was and the sounds of the various life saving machines hummed gently in the background. The figure beside the incubator stared intently through the protective casing as she stroked her finger lightly over the small, premature baby inside.
Gladys Dalton's baby had been born four months premature. She had left town to get her life sorted and trusted her baby's care into the hands of hospital staff and the woman beside the incubator.
Olivia Benson had received a visit earlier that night from her Captain, who had handed her legal documents informing her she had power of attorney over the baby girl's welfare in Gladys' absence.
Olivia and Elliot had clashed over the best options for the damaged newborn who had multiple debilitating diseases and only a 17% - 40% chance of survival. Elliot had argued that no-one should play God while Olivia had countered as to what was best for the baby in the long term
Olivia moved her finger along the tiny tummy and swallowed hard at the emotions welling inside her.
She had received an urgent call from the hospital and when she arrived had been informed that the baby 's brain was bleeding and they needed her approval to operate. If she survived, she could have permanent brain damage in addition to her current respiratory problems.
In the end, the decision was taken out of her hands.
Olivia closed her eyes and moved her finger rhythmically along the tiny baby who weighed less than a pound and breached out slowly.
Olivia opened her eyes and looked into the concerned face of Alex Cabot. She smiled weakly at her.
Alex swallowed at the sight before her, Olivia looked exhausted and her eyes were rimmed red. She moved soundlessly around the incubator and looked inside, the baby looked so fragile and poorly with a breathing tube inserted in her tiny mouth.
She knelt in front of Olivia, "Why didn't you call me?" she asked quietly.
Olivia shook her head and shrugged, unable to give her an answer.
Alex sighed, "Don called me, told me about Gladys how's the baby?" she asked tentatively.
Olivia looked down into her eyes, "She was too weak to go through surgery," her breathing hitched, "I got here too late I couldn't make a decision," she said, choking back a sob.
Alex reached for her free hand and held it gently, "You knew how sick she was before tonight, this isn't your fault Liv," she said softly.
Olivia closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "I couldn't make a decision, Elliot was right, nobody should have to play God," she whispered.
Alex rose from her kneeling position and without releasing her hold of Olivia's hand, sat down in the chair beside her. She watched as Olivia fought for control and repositioned herself, placing a comforting arm around her.
Olivia leaned against her, her eyes never leaving the tiny form. "They said she wouldn't make it past 1am but it's almost 2, she's fighting Alex, she doesn't want to go," she breathed out, blinking back tears.
Alex took a deep breath in an effort to remain in control, "She's not going to make it sweetie you know that," she said quietly.
"I don't want her to be alone she never stood a chance, did she?" Olivia said distantly.
Alex didn't know what to say, she looked into the incubator and imagined she was her own. She knew Olivia was thinking the same thing.
"No she didn't," she paused, "But you're giving her love when she needs it most, she can feel that now," she said and swallowed the lump rising in her throat, "Look at her Liv, she'll never know a life of pain, she'll never have to suffer she'll only know what's happening right now, you giving her love," she finished her voice catching.
Olivia took another deep breath and let the tears fall. Alex felt her heart ache for the sadness overwhelming her friend. She knew how desperate Olivia was to be a mother and she could only imagine how this was hurting her. She leaned in and pressed her lips to her forehead.
Olivia felt the body underneath he fingertips change and she turned to Alex, "Get a doctor," she whispered, just as the monitor on the other side began to whine.
Even as the medical team came in and removed the casing, Olivia placed her finger comfortingly back on the little girl. Alex watched the flatline on the monitor and held Olivia's other hand tightly. The doctor looked into Olivia's eyes and shook her head sadly.
Olivia nodded but kept her finger protectively over the tiny baby.
As the doctor removed the small breathing tube, Olivia stroked the dark hair lovingly. She bent down and placed a gentle kiss on her head, "Goodnight little one," she whispered as fresh tears began to fall.
"Would you like to hold her for a little while?" the doctor asked.
Olivia nodded and carefully picked the limp little body up, cradling her in her hands.
Alex wiped the tears from her eyes as Olivia sat back down holding the little girl. She sat beside her and touched the baby's face delicately with her fingers, "Stay with me tonight, " she said softly.
Olivia turned to her and nodded.
The doctor came back in and smiled sadly at them both, she picked up the medical charts and turned to leave.
"Did Gladys give her a name?" Olivia asked quietly.
The doctor looked at her and nodded.
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text: Oh man! Ad-blocking software has been detected! :'( This website is run by the community, for the community... and it needs advertisements in order to keep running. Blocking our ads means your killing our stats! Please disable your ad-block, or become a premium member to hide all advertisements and this notice. Recommended Wi-Fi reading list There are a slew of books available currently available that cover the various 802.11 topics of deployment, security and frame analysis. Some of them are fantastic and some many of them are just plain lousy. Below are the books that should be in your personal Wi-Fi library. I am posting this list with the CertForum staff permission: CWNP Study Guides 1) CWNA Official Study Guide – Author: Devin Akin & Joshua Bardwell – ISBN: 0-07-222-902-0 The Official CWNA Study Guide is the most comprehensive material available in one book about Wireless LAN Administration. 2) CWNA Study Guide – Authors: David Coleman & David Westcott - ISBN #0471789526 The authors of the Sybex CWNA study guide are both CWNEs with years of experience. The book includes a CD with over 400 practice test questions, flashcards, software demos, videos, labs, Powerpoint presentations and more. 3) CWSP Official Study Guide - Author: Tom Carpenter, Grant Moerschel, Richard Dreger – ISBN: 0072263202 The second edition of the CWSP Official Study Guide is long overdue but a fantastic job has been done by Tom, Grant and Richard. This book is a must in everyone's Wi-Fi Library. 4) Wi-Fi Security White Papers: These two white papers should be considered mandatory reading. Both whitepapers can be downloaded from www.cwnp.com. A) 802.11i Authentication and Key Management (AKM) - Author: Devin Akin This is also known as the famous "Chicken and Egg" whitepaper that covers how dynamic encryption keys are generated using the 802.11i defined 4-way handshake. B) 802.11i RSN Fast Secure Roaming - Author: Devin Akin. Technical Editor: David Coleman. The FSR whitepaper discusses the pre-authentication methods defined as an optional under 802.11i. The paper also discusses proprietary fast secure roaming solutions. This paper will give you a glimpse into solutions that will eventually resolve the latency issues that occur during 802.1x/EAP authentication. 3) CWAP Official Study Guide – Author: Devin Akin – ISBN: 0072255854 Intended for networking professionals who have already earned CWNA certification, this study guide describes the MAC and PHY frame formatting and frame exchange processes behind every 802.11 wireless LAN, and overviews the various types of wireless LAN protocol analyzers. This book is by the far the best one ever written by Devin Akin. 4) Wireless# Exam Mega Guide - Authors: Joel Barrett and Jimmy Donahue - Preplogic This Mega Guide covers the key points you need to know to pass the Wireless# certification exam. Topics covered include; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMAX, ZigBee, Infrared, RFID, and VoWLAN, Wireless hardware, software and installation; Applications, support and security. This 110 page PDF is available for purchase and download at http://www.preplogic.com/products/mega-guides/mega-guides-product-details.asp?eid=769 5) Wireless# Certification Official Study Guide - Author: Tom Carpenter - ISBN 0072263423 Extra reading for CWNA: 1) 802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals – Authors: Pejman Roshan & Jonathon Leary – ISBN: 1-58705-077-3 An excellent Cisco Press book that covers the basics of RF and 802.11 WLAN design. 2) 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide - Author: Matthew Gast - ISBN: 0596100523 This is a top notch book about all aspects of 802.11 technology. Matthew's book is really a good read to help you prep for all three CWNP exams. 3) Deploying License-Free Wireless Wide-Area Networks – Author: Jack Unger - ISBN: 1-58705-069-2 Another very good Cisco Press book. This book has an emphasis on outdoor 802.11 deployments. Good book to read if you want to learn more about bridging. 4) Managing and Securing a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network –Authors: Jeremy Wall, David Faircloth and Joel Barrett – ISBN: 1932266917 Everything you need to design and deploy a secure and accessible Cisco SWAN. The Structured Wireless-Aware Networking (SWAN) solutions from Cisco Systems. Good book to get if you want to learn more about deploying VLANs and VOIP solutions with Cisco wireless equipment. 5) 802.11 Wireless Network Site Surveying and Installation - Author: Bruce Alexander - ISBN: 1587051648 Another good book with an emphasis on site surveys. 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With a unique combination of theory and practice, this book addresses fundamental wireless concepts, such as WEP, and innovations, such as EAP, switching, and management. Each chapter includes detailed illustrations, checklists, design templates, and other resources. You will also find generic wireless deployment patterns based on real-world customer installations and functional examples of architecture, design, and best practices Extra Reading for CWAP/CWNE: 1) IEEE 802.11 Handbook, A Designer's Companion - Second Edition – Authors: Bob O'Hara and Al Petrick – ISBN: 0-7381-1444-95 The handbook is a MUST have if you want to get a basic understanding of the details of the PHY and MAC layers of the 802.11 standard. This book will also serve as the "official" study guide for CWNE. This book is an excellent study resource for all the CWNP certifications. 2) A Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users – Author: Thomas Maufer – ISBN: 0-13-101406-4 An excellent book for detailed frame analysis. 3) The 802.11 Standard & Amendments - Authors: 802.11 Working Group & Task Groups The original 802.11 standard as well as the all the ratified 802.11 amendments can be downloaded from the following URL: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html


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Patrice Evra's left-wing cross was headed past Shay Given by veteran Scholes with less than a minute of the allotted three minutes of added time to play.
Referee Martin Atkinson, who had taken charge of the reverse fixture at Old Trafford last September and controversially played over six minutes of added time when only four were indicated by fourth official Alan Wiley, was a late replacement for Steve Bennett after Bennett found himself marooned in Romania at a referee's conference after the Icelandic volcanic eruption disrupted European air traffic.
Dimitar Berbatov, Nani, Federico Macheda, Rio Ferdinand, and John O'Shea missed out for United, while Evra, Johnny Evans, Darron Gibson, and Darren Fletcher all came in, along with Wayne Rooney.
Antonio Valencia was the chief architect of several United chances as he seemed to have the beating of Wayne Bridge, who was himself returning from a lay-off after a hernia operation.
Two late chances laid on by Valencia were wasted by first Rooney and then Giggs as City failed to take control of midfield and their three forwards, including an overawed Adam Johnson, rarely tested Edwin Van der Sar and failed to profit from the possession they had.
United didn't seem to be missing the injured Rio Ferdinand, while City's best first-half chance came from a Carlos Tevez free-kick which forced Van der Sar into an acrobatic save as it sailed towards the top corner.
Second-half chances for Bellamy and Nigel De Jong went to waste as City tried to raise their game, but a pair of gilt-edged chances for Nedum Onuoha and Tevez during a goalmouth scramble six minutes from time were repelled by Nemanja Vidic within the six-yard area.
Meanwhile Bridge could only force a comfortable save in the closing minutes before Scholes struck the hammer blow.
(GSM) - Sir Alex Ferguson was full of praise for Paul Scholes as the latter scored a fine header to give Manchester United a victory against city-rivals Manchester City. With this slender win, United have managed to keep their Premier League title hopes alive at Eastlands.
The veteran midfielder scored in the third minute of injury time to grab a dramatic 1-0 victory in the Manchester derby. And Ferguson realizes that a draw would have been a blow for United's title bd.
He told Sky Sports, "It would have been very, very difficult if we had not won.
"I think we deserved to win the match, no question, but I couldn't see a goal coming.
"I decided to put Scholes a bit further forward and it paid off.
"He was man of the match today, he was wonderful, he's such a skilful player."
(GSM) - Roberto Mancini was "angry" following his side's heartbreaking last-minute defeat at the hands of Manchester United at Eastlands. Paul Scholes scored a header deep into injury time to end the match 1-0 in favor of United.
The result keeps United very much in the title race, right behind league leaders Chelsea. Meanwhile Mancini's City could lose their Champions League position if Tottenham beat the Blues later today.
After the derby defeat, Mancini spoke with Sky Sports about his disappointment and anger.
"That's football, it's incredible, but for us it doesn't change anything, we have another four games.
"We are very disappointed to lose and I'm very angry but always positive.
"We had some chances and we didn't deserve to lose but that's football.
"We played a good game but it was difficult for us and United, and when Scholes scored in the last few seconds it was unlucky.
"This doesn't change the situation for fourth place - the crucial match will be against Tottenham here."
MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Paul Scholes's 93rd-minute winner settled the Manchester derby at Eastlands on Saturday to give Manchester United a 1-0 victory that kept their title dream alive.
The veteran midfielder rose to meet Patrice Evra?s left-wing cross with 20 seconds remaining of the three minutes of added time and his clinical 12-yard header may yet prove costly for Manchester City as they seek fourth place and a first ever taste of Champions League football.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted defeat would have all but ended his side's hopes of a fourth straight title, although leaders Chelsea will remain four points clear with three matches to play if they beat Tottenham Hotspur later on Saturday.
"It (losing) would have made it very difficult," Ferguson told Sky Sports.
"We deserved to win the game but I couldn't see a goal coming. Towards the end, City made a bit of a charge, it got a bit open, the game, and I decided to push Scholesy forward a bit and it paid off.
"I think he was the man of the match," Ferguson added. "I thought he was absolutely fantastic."
Defeat meant City missed the chance to put distance between themselves and Tottenham, their rivals for the fourth-place finish that guarantees a spot in the qualifying rounds for next season's Champions League.
"We are very disappointed, we didn't deserve to lose," said frustrated City manager Roberto Mancini. "But this is football."
The former Italy forward added: "The crucial match will be against Tottenham here (on May 5). We have four games left and we must try to win them."
The derby's importance was not lost on both teams, which perhaps explained the slightly cautious first half, particularly from City, who defended extremely deep in an effort to stifle United.
The best chances of that opening period both fell to United and came in the final five minutes.
First, Antonio Valencia's intelligent header into the area wrong-footed the defence and found Wayne Rooney, only for the forward to smash his shot past the post from 15 yards.
Then, with half-time beckoning, Valencia again beat the recalled Wayne Bridge far too easily down the United right and delivered a low, driven near-post cross that Ryan Giggs poked tamely into the hands of Shay Given.
Those openings aside, first-half opportunities were sparse, with Edwin van der Sar required to make the only save of note when he leapt high to his right in the 12th minute to catch a direct Carlos Tevez free-kick, awarded 25 yards from goal after a foul on the Argentine striker by Darron Gibson.
Rooney, who was passed fit after recovering from the effects of his ankle injury, cut an increasingly frustrated figure.
He frequently argued with referee Martin Atkinson, a controversial late call-up to officiate the game because of his role in the first Manchester derby of the season, in which Michael Owen scored the winning goal in United's 4-3 victory after six minutes of injury time.
Craig Bellamy wasted a glorious chance on the counter for City, taking a Tevez pass in his stride only to hurry his shot into the side-netting.
At the other end, Giggs was similarly profligate with a wasteful first-time volley from an accurate Valencia cross.
But Mancini had seen enough and sent on defensive midfielder Patrick Vieira for Adam Johnson.
Finally the contest began to open up and Evra, substitute Nani and Giggs all had half-chances for United while Gareth Barry and Nigel de Jong threatened the United goal -- all in a five-minute period.
United substitute Dimitar Berbatov, on for Rooney, headed inches wide of Given's covering dive from a Gary Neville cross nine minutes from time.
Then van der Sar mishandled a corner, sparking a furious late scramble in which Vieira and Nedum Onuoha had shots blocked.
(GSM) - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is sweating over the fitness of three key players as he prepares to take on Manchester City in a crucial clash at Eastlands.
Wayne Rooney has been touted for a return to action this weekend but the boss said on Friday, "Wayne has done some work in the last couple of days and we're going to assess how he does today [in training] to see how he is for Saturday's game."
"The big problem is that all the players want to play. But we have to be 100 per cent sure that Wayne is ready."
Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs are also rated doubtful for the game, "The same applies for Ryan and Rio, although they are both behind Wayne in terms of the work they have done."
"Picking up injuries in last Sunday's game is a problem in terms of recovery time, but at least they have done some jogging. I have to consider them if they manage to do something today (Friday). But it's up in the air at the moment."
On a more positive note, Owen Hargreaves is in the travelling squad after training well on Thursday, while John O'Shea has made a good recovery after coming off at Ewood Park with a slight injury last Sunday.
"I think with John it was just tiredness after his first start in quite a while. Other than that everyone is fit."
Whoever is passed fit and selected by Sir Alex will be under no illusions about the importance of Saturday's match, it being the first of United's last four league games with a four-point gap to close on Chelsea.
"It's a pivotal week of the season for four teams - ourselves, Manchester City, Chelsea and Spurs,"
"Being selfish, we obviously hope that we and Spurs both win," Scot tactician added.
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Alex Ferguson confirmed on Friday that Wayne Rooney could return from injury in Manchester United's derby clash at Manchester City on Saturday.
Rooney missed last weekend's draw at Blackburn after aggravating an ankle problem in the second leg of United's Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich.
The England striker hadn't been expected to feature against Bayern as he had missed the previous match against Chelsea with the injury, but Ferguson gambled on his fitness, only to see his star player suffer another setback.
However, Rooney has returned to training this week and Ferguson admitted the 24-year-old will be in the squad to face City if he suffers no reaction.
"He has done some work over the last couple of days and we will see how he is for Saturday's game," said Ferguson, who also confirmed Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand have an outside chance of being involved at Eastlands.
Reports in England on Friday claimed Rooney will be the target of a big-money bid from Real Madrid in the close-season as the Spanish club look to reunite the striker with former United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved to the Bernabeu last year.
It has been suggested United would find it hard to turn down a substantial offer for Rooney as they have amassed huge debts under the ownership of the Glazer family.
But Ferguson was quick to brush off the reports. "It is the silly season isn't it," he said. "It always happens at the end of the season. Wayne Rooney will still be here next year."
Ferguson was more interested in focusing on Saturday's crucial clash with City as the champions try to keep their title hopes alive.
United are four points behind leaders Chelsea with four games to play, while City are firmly in the hunt for a top-four finish and the Champions League place that comes with it.
"It is the most significant derby for a long time," Ferguson said. "City and Spurs are trying to get into the Champions League for the first time in their history.
"It is the first time since I have been manager that we are facing City when they have a genuine chance of achieving something."
Ferguson was also boosted by the news that England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is set to be included for the City game, giving him the chance to make his first senior appearance in almost 20 months after a series of knee operations.


text: On 28 Mar 1994 04:08:31 GMT, Shiao Y. Wang <sywang at whale.st.usm.edu> wrote: > >I have a pair of primers that I use to detect baculovirus infected shrimp. >The problem is that the PCR reaction doesn't always work. Since >baculovirus causes that production of occlusion bodies (protein crystals >containing virions), one possible reason is that simply boiling the >infected tissue in water does not release the DNA for amplification. I >would be grateful for information on how you extract DNA from tissues for PCR. I had the same problem when using boiled S/N to detect recombinant baculovirus. ( I have a hunch that boiling tended to trap the DNA in protein which pelleted when centrifuged after boiling) I now use the method detailed in Biotechniques Vol 11 pp 177-178 (1991). I have performed this extraction method and used it in parallel with boiled S/N. This method works reliably (for me) while boiling doesn't. Admittedly I use virus in S/N but I'm sure this would work with tissue Allison


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Tina Kiberg - Så tag mit hjerte
Enrique GRANADOS (1867 1916)
From Coleccion de Tonadillas (Fernando Periquet):
1. El Majo Timido [1:09]
2. El tra la la y el punteado [1:15]
3. La Maja Dolorosa II [2:48]
4. El Majo Discreto [1:53]
Carl NIELSEN (1865 1931)
From Sange by Ludvig Holstein, Op. 10:
5. Aebleblomst [2:34]
6. Sommersang [3:01]
7. Studie efter Naturen (H.C.Andersen) [1:34]
Peter Erasmus LANGE-MÜLLER (1850 1926)
8. Aakande (V. Bergsöe) [1:58]
9. Skin ud, Du klare Solskin! (Old German poem, transl. Thor Lange) [1:19]
Leo ESTVAD (1902 1986)
10. Det er igen den fine lyse nat (Hans Hartvig Seedorff) [1:55]
Johan Christian GEBAUER (1808 1884)
11. Hist, hvor Vejen slår en Bugt (H.C.Andersen) [2:11]
Christoph Ernst Friedrich WEYSE (1774 1842)
12. Barcarole (Natten er saa stille) (J.L.Heiberg) [1:20]
Carl MORTENSEN (1832 1893)
13. Sov, mit Barn, sov laenge (Christian Richardt) [3:34]
Melody frÅm Langeland
14. I Skovens dybe, stille Ro (Fritz Andersen) [2:12]
Hugo ALFVÉN (1872 1960)
15. Så tag mit hjerte (Tove Ditlevsen) [3:22]
Bengt AHLFORS (b. 1937)
16. Har du visor, min vän (Bengt Ahlfors) [2:54]
Ture RANGSTRÖM (1884 1947)
17. Pan (Bo Bergman) [2:20]
18. Vinden och trädet (Bo Bergman) [2:10]
Trad. from Gotland
19. Uti vår hage [2:19]
Gösta NYSTROEM (1890 1966)
Själ och Landskap (Ebba Lindqvist):
20. No. 1 Vitt Land [3:37]
21. No. 2 Önskan [2:51]
22. No. 3 Bara hos den [2:58]
Franz SCHUBERT (1798 1828)
23. Frühlingsglaube (Ludwig Uhland) [3:23]
24. Lachen und Weinen (Friedrich Rückert) [2:15]
Richard STRAUSS (1864 1949)
25. Allerseelen, Op. 10 No. 8 (Hermann v. Gilm) [3:18]
26. Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 (John Henry Mackay) [4:04]
27. Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 (Hermann v. Gilm) [1:56]
Tina Kiberg (soprano), Tove Lønskov (piano)
rec. Bagsvaerd Church, Denmark, 1921 June 2010
The Danish and Swedish song texts and foreshortened English translations can be found on Danacords homepage.
The first Caballé recording that I bought, back in the 1960s, was a collection of Granados songs (with orchestra). I was totally enchanted by the songs as well as the singing. Since then I have often come back to these songs and heard them in many versions. However good the readings have been I have always returned to Caballé. The first love is always difficult to separate from. On this very mixed recital Tina Kiberg opens with four of these Tonadillas and memories of Caballé are again evoked. Naturally Kiberg has quite a different voice type, having since her debut at Det Konglige Teater (The Royal Theatre) in Copenhagen in 1983, steadily developed towards the dramatic Fach. Today Brünnhilde, Isolde and Elektra are her bread and butter. Such a diet can easily damage the voice, but there are few signs of wear and tear: a slightly widened vibrato is present but pretty unobtrusive. The other side of the coin is far more important. Kiberg boasts brilliant and beautiful fortes, a fine sense for softer nuance and good legato. We hear an experienced singer who can communicate.
After the delightful Granados songs we are served a substantial helping of Danish songs. Carl Nielsen is represented. He is internationally known as one of the great 20th century symphonists but in his native land he is remembered just as much for his many songs, many of which were memorably recorded by Aksel Schiøtz in the 1930s and 1940s. They gave the Danish people a national identity during the Nazi occupation. We more or less take Nielsen for granted in this genre at least in Scandinavia but there are other gems. One of the finest is no doubt Lange-Müllers Aakande (By the Side of the Brook), where the singer meditates on why the flowers along the brook close at night. Do they sink down to the land of dreams? Skin ud, Du klare Solskin! (Shine, you bright Sunshine!) is another melodic gem. Lange-Müller is very much the great song composer the Danish have kept to themselves, whereas Nielsen at least occasionally can be heard abroad.
Leo Estvad was a multi-artist, best known as author and painter but Det er igen den fine lyse nat (Its again the nice, light night) is a truly beautiful and simple picture of Nordic nature. Coincidentally I typed this review just before midnight on 21 June, the night that is the lightest of the year and even in central Sweden it is possible to read the headlines of the local paper at midnight. Above the Arctic Circle the sun never sets during those summer weeks. Estvad paints this in beautiful colours and more of the same is to follow: simple, beautiful, melodious songs that cant fail to make an impact on everyone well, bar those with hearts of stone. Carl Mortensens Sov, mit Barn, sov laenge (Sleep, my Child, sleep long) goes directly to my shortlist of beautiful songs for late night listening! Open your heart, dear reader, and fill it with this songs warmth and unaffected sentiment.
While most of these songs may be a well hidden Danish secret, the folk song I Skovens dybe, stille Ro (In the deep, still Calm of the Woods) is well known in the rest of Scandinavia. Tina Kiberg sings it exquisitely.
Moving across Öresund we can also savour Hugo Alfvéns Så tag mit hjerte (So take my heart), still with one leg in Denmark since the poem is Danish. This late composition by the doyen of Swedish national romantic composers was also a favourite with Jussi Björling. We dont need to make comparisons. Tina Kiberg has her own integrity and sings it with great feeling.
There is an old tradition of Allsång (community singing) in Sweden and one of the most popular TV programmes for many summers has been Allsång på Skansen. Skansen is an outdoor museum where there is also a big open-air stage. Jussi Björling appeared there many times before audiences of 20,000 listeners. Every week people gather there to listen and take part in the singing and on such occasions Bengt Ahlfors Har du visor min vän is very popular. The message of the song is: You have to sing your songs while you can. Tomorrow it may be too late ... Tina Kiberg sings it a cappella and this is the most moving rendition of the song Ive heard. It goes direct to your heart.
Ture Rangström was one of the most prolific Swedish song composers of the 20th century, and beside Strindberg, his favourite poet was Bo Bergman. The two songs here were both composed in 1924 and rank among the best.
The folk song Uti vår hage (Out in our grove), where the unknown poet lists several flowers and berries, is said to be a secret recipe for a concoction that, ages ago was thought to be abortive for young girls who had become pregnant. It is best known in Hugo Alfvéns arrangements for nixed choir or male choir, but in the olden days it was no doubt sung by a solo voice. Tina Kiberg sings it simply and beautifully with excellent Swedish diction.
Internationally Gösta Nystroem, who like Hugo Alfvén and Leo Estvad was also a painter, is best known for his Sinfonia del Mare from the mid-1940s. There he employed poems by Ebba Lindqvist and a few years later, in 1952, he returned to her poetry for the song-cycle Själ och Landskap (Soul and Landscape), which also has references to the sea. These are deeply intense songs with a rather bold harmonic language. The postlude to the cycle is a graphic illustration of the sea.
For the finale of this delectable recital we leave the Nordic landscape for the Central European art song tradition though it should be said that Nystroems music is more French-oriented than characteristically Nordic. With all respect for Tina Kibergs well conceived and insightful readings of Schubert, it is the Strauss songs that make the deepest impression. Where in Schubert one all the time feels that this is an older woman trying to sound youthful, her Elektra-voice is better attuned to Strauss. Allerseelen, one of my absolute favourites in the Strauss oeuvre, is sung with inward glow. In Morgen she scales down her dramatic voice even further and her excellent accompanist really makes the silences speak. An exuberant Zueignung is a worthy encore to this admirable recital, superbly recorded.
The song texts can be found on Danacords homepage but the address didnt work for me, so I had to go Danacords catalogue. There I could access the catalogue in numeric order and then scroll down to 685, where the Danish/Swedish texts and the English summaries are on separate documents. The liner-notes are in Danish only which may reduce the international appeal. This is a pity, since the songs and the music-making are on a truly high level.
Göran Forsling
A delectable recital.


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I not sure but seem to remember reading you say on the TOG, that your rifles are all stock form for as stronger springs and the like. I doubt a big concern if your using the stock spring for the hammer. Now where I really see the problem start to show up is when I used a stronger hammer spring along with a heavy hammer also. These two things together really worked over more than a couple areas on my Condor.
What little time I got with my Condor to mess around with trying to control hammer bounce, I was at one time using a spring and hammer combination that really showed just how weak the frame is and exactly where. One five shot group for a check of air pressure and volume used was all I could afford at the thought of messing the frame up at the budget my little R&D budget has here LOL...
I am sure that by merely mounting a good strong scope with a 30mm tube would beef up the frame on these rifles. There was no doubt left to me why AF made a different frame for the Condor rifles and I would figure for the military contracts along with whatever else they may sale these to be used in harsh conditions. I would like to hope the frame change on the Condor, might have other reasons in the future models they might bring to the market as well, with a larger caliber rifle as well as maybe a magazine for the rifles. Just my speculation on those possibilities though. I do hope to see others here post the things they have seen with this, as I am certain with the very limited time I have spent with my Condor and saw what I did, am sure there are those that have really pushed the envelope with these rifles and seen far more than I
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A word of warning, though! Unlike a Choose Your Own Adventure book, you can't go back and make a different decision to get a different outcome. Whatever decision wins the vote on Tuesday is final, so choose wisely. If you have any questions, please write them in comments below and I will answer promptly.
Last Week's Results
Choice One1. Blue Cube! 37%
2. Tiny Ray Gun! 0%
3. Tablet! 50%
4. Not a damn thing! 12%
Choice Two1. Reveal your hiding place and warn Enis about the glob. 37%
2. Keep hiding in the ship and hope you get towed back to Jacob's base. 12%
3. Sneak out and head to the domed city. 37%
4. Tell Orson that this is all too weird for you and you want to go back to your own world. 12%
Chapter Five
Stuffing the tablet into your belt, you peek out through the busted window of the flying saucer to see if Enis has noticed the glowing glob sneaking up on him. No such luck. Instead, the dumbass is picking his teeth and humming loudly enough to cover the squelching sound the glob is making as it oozes its way toward him.
"You'd think people on a radioactive world filled with monsters would be more careful," you mutter out loud. "But noooo! Damnit. Orson, how far away is that tow truck they mentioned?"
"By my estimates, ten minutes at the most," says Orson, his Yakov-Smirnoff-accented English filling your head.
"That's not soon enough, because it looks like around here...."
"Around here, Jello eats you?"
"You've been waiting to say something like that, haven't you?"
"I am slave to program."
The glob is getting closer to Enis and you are having a hard time making up your mind, as if the options to warn him or just cut and run to the domed city are at war with each other. You aren't a nice person, your days as a con artist probably resulted in thousands of people going bankrupt and ruining their lives, but you never caused anyone any physical harm. Then again, what's one less redneck in the world? And it isn't as if there weren't about a million other things in the immediate vicinity actively trying to kill him. He'll probably be dead in five minutes even if you do warn him...
And your sole mission is to check out the domed city, right? That is what you are here for.
"Damnit!" you shout, hurling yourself at the open hatch of the saucer.
You hit the ground and roll, raising your ray gun at the glowing green glob. Twisting the dial to maximum power you shoot at the amorphous shape, drilling a scorched-looking hole straight through it. The thing lets out an otherworldly howl and begins to thrash about madly, the hole you burned closing almost immediately. Within seconds there is not a single trace that you even wounded it. You get the sense that it has turned its attention to you.
Enis has fallen off his perch and is staring up at the looming monster with his mouth hanging open. He's even drooling a bit.
"Better run, dumbass!" you shout as you get to your feet and start running in the direction of the domed city. Enis is now officially on his own.
You've never been a capable runner - in junior high you signed on to the cross country team and the only time you didn't come in last was when you bribed a fat kid to slow down - but it's amazing what a glob monster can do for your endurance. Filtered air fills your lungs, making your legs feel strong and capable of carrying you for miles. The landscape is a blur.
You risk a chuckle. "Orson, is that thing chasing me?"
"It is one foot behind you."
You look over your shoulder to see the glob looming over you. The flying saucer is maybe a hundred feet away and you can even make out Enis's confused expression as he stands there gaping at you. You're starting to feel your legs cramp.
Pointing the ray gun over your shoulder as you run, you pull the trigger and hope it hits the thing. The warble of the ray gun's beam is quickly followed by another wail from the blob. You push yourself to run faster.
"That did not even slow it," Orson sounds incredulous. "It was nice knowing you, you seem like good person..."
"Not dead yet," you mutter and squeeze the trigger again. Nothing happens. Squeeze again. Nothing. You bring the gun around and look at it, a battery meter on the side has turned a dull red. "Crap!"
"You say that a lot," observes Orson.
"Shut up!" you shout, deciding to face death head on rather than wait for the thing to jump onto your back. You spin around and stop suddenly. The glob also halts, maybe confused by your actions. Not certain what else to do, you throw the ray gun at it.
The gun makes a plopping sound as it sinks into the thing's mass, its barrel already being eaten away as it moves towards the monster's center. The glob begins to lurch a bit as it digests the gun, seeming to forget you for a moment. As it gets eaten away, you notice the core of the gun begin to glow and start emitting a high pitched whine.
You also notice Enis standing by the saucer frantically waving at you. Almost as if he is telling you to.....
"Run, you idiot," Orson shouts.
You just turn and just start to move, your feet feeling like they weigh a million pounds, when the gun explodes.
For a brief moment, you wonder if you are living your dream of flying with a jet pack. The ground is far below you and a breeze begins whipping your hair. Tiny green globs, like stars, float in space around you. As you sail through the air you start to smell something burning, like someone has put tinfoil in a microwave. No, not tinfoil. A spacesuit, maybe?
The ground lurches back up at you and punches you in the face. Everything goes dark.
"Shhh. Keep quiet!"
You feel a hand on your shoulder, gently shaking you. You bat the hand away and are rewarded with a shooting pain that travels up your arm and down your back. You gasp and flinch, which causes a few more waves of agony to course through you. After a few seconds you decide to focus on what parts of you aren't sore or burning.
You think your pinky toe may be okay.
"Who's Polly Shore?"
You open your eyes and see Enis kneeling over you. He has a dopey grin on his face, which is illuminated by a slant of reddish-yellow light. You look around him and see that you are in a very small, circular cinderblock chamber.
"Where am I?" you ask, your voice coming thick around a swollen tongue.
"Oh, we're in a dug-out," Enis answers with a whisper. "We got lucky there was one so close by. Otherwise we'd a gotten caught out when they showed up."
Enis points out at a small porthole window set into the wall. You get up on your knees, hissing as your body protests, and shuffle to the wall. It looks as if the tiny stone Igloo you are in is buried in sand, but enough has been cleared away for you to see outside. The sun is setting in the distance, turning the sky a brilliant orange as it dips down below the horizon. You can see the shape of the crashed saucer in the distance, its shadow pointing at you like an accusatory finger.
Oh and there are about two dozen of those insect aliens prowling around about ten feet in front of you.
"Uh oh."
"You betcha," Enis agrees. "They musta seen that gomur blow up and came a'runnin'."
"Goo Monster From Uranus."
That word still makes you giggle.
"Now you know why we call 'em gomurs," Enis smiles. Then he looks confused. "Wait...where are you from? They must have told you about gomurs in New Vega."
Choice One
1. "I have amnesia. The kind where I remember who I am but have no idea what's going on in the world." 38%
2. "I'm from far away. It's a pretty obscure place, you probably haven't heard of it." 0%
3. "I come from a town called 'Nunya', located in a state named 'Bidness'." 15%
4. "I'm from a parallel world and I'm here to gauge whether or not we want to sell Reeboks to you or something." 46%
"Hold on a sec," Enis says before you can answer. "Looks like the Titans have some company. Maybe we'll see a Martian."
A soft humming fills the air above you and you press your face against the glass to get a better view. Another saucer, this one much larger than the one you accidentally wrecked, slowly spins into view. It hovers over to where the insect aliens are congregated and bathes them in a beam of light that emanates from the bottom of the craft.
"I thought those insect guys were Martians."
"Most folk do," Enis says, a note of pity in his voice. "Those there are Titans, as in they come from the moon Titan that orbits Saturn. They been enslaved by the Martians for thousands of years. Or they will be...I don't know, time is kind of weird around the Martians.
"The Titans are sorta foot soldiers. They do all the Martians'. grunt work. Truth is, no one's seen a Martian in decades. There could be one on that mothership though."The Titans all stop what they were doing and look up at the mothership as if they are listening to it. After a few minutes of silently staring, they split off into pairs and walk out your line of vision. Soon the hum of the mothership is joined by sounds of other, smaller craft powering up.
Six craft, identical to the crashed one, rise up around you and circle the mothership. As one, they glide over the desert toward their fallen vessel.
"Cover your eyes," Enis warns, putting his hand over the porthole and looking away. A blinding light flashes and the ground rumbles. Dust and sand falls down from the ceiling onto you, getting into your hair and filling your mouth with grit.
Looking back out the window, you watch as the small fleet rises straight up into the sky, disappearing into space just as the sun finally slips down behind the distant hills. The crashed saucer is now little more than a smoking hole in the ground. As darkness claims the world, you notice that a green light is suffusing the igloo.
And that it's coming from you.
"I'm glowing!" you shout, looking down at your emerald hued hands. "Why the hell am I glowing?"
"You got caught in a gomur explosion," Enis says as if it were obvious. "what did you expect? Those things soak up radiation like a sponge. You're probably gonna mutate."
"Radiation?" you ask, incredulous. "Wait, did you say 'mutate'?"
"I wouldn't worry about it. My cousin Roscoe got dosed once, now he grows antlers every spring. It's kind of pretty, really. Course, I also knew a guy once who got a little too close to a Venusian engine and his eyelids turned into batwings. That wasn't so great to see."
"Radiation doesn't work like that!"
"How do you think it works. Where did you say you were from, anyway?"
You can't stop staring at your glowing hands.
"Look," Enis crouches down and looks you in the eye. "My people probably think I'm dead, which is actually pretty good news. See, a lot of our folk back home are sick and we need medicine. And a doctor. I've been planning on sneaking into New Vega for months now, but Jacob wouldn't let me. Now he ain't here to stop me.
"If we can get into the city, we can probably find a way to cure you before you start...I don't know...growing fifty feet tall or something. I could use the help."
Choice Two
1. Go with Enis to New Vega. 23%
2. Gently knock Enis the hell out and go to New Vega on your own. 61%
3. Convince Enis to go with you to meet with his people. 0%
4. Antlers? To hell with this, I'm going home. 15%
So, there you go! You have until midnight Tuesday, October 30th to make your choices and the new chapter will post on Saturday, November 3rd. Have fun!


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I am an elite cyclist and have been suffering from a calf muscle injury for over a year. Sore/tight inner Gastrocnemius muscles (both legs) causing major drop in power,and getting worse with increased duration/intensity of training. I initially kept on top of the problem to a certain extent with massage but for the last 6 months have not been racing and dramatically decreased riding as it was affecting performance too much.
Had negative tests for blood/nutrition, back problems, narrowing of the illiac arterty, and compartment syndrome. Magnesium supplements seem to ease the problem slightly. Have had a bike set up analysis and no problems there but am currently waiting for some moulded insoles to see if extra support can help.
Any ideas about the problem or possible solutions much appreciated!
Asked by KE - 4 answers - 5 years 38 weeks ago
Hi KE and welcome to the site. I've posted your question to our Twitter group too.
From @MDGPhysio via Twitter - 'sounds neurodynamic with a myofascial/vascular genic component. Would need to assess properly but neural mobilisations =key'Submitted 5 years 38 weeks ago by MichaelSIB
Hi KE,
Its great you've had all the tests done and looked at your biomechanics as this helps rule out a lot of pathologies. Can I ask who did your biomechanical assessment on your bike and who's made your orthotics?
There are number of possible causes to your symptoms and I would need to assess you fully to give you an accurate diagnosis, however this sounds neurodynamic in nature with maybe a vasculogenic component, however as it is bilateral, it would definitely indicate a central cause. Have you had your back assessed by a Spinal specialist or Physiotherapist with a particular interest in cycling & have they been able to reproduce your symptoms?
Let me know and I'm sure we can get to the bottom of this and resolve it.
Best wishes
Matt Goodman
Director of MDG Physio & Chartered Physiotherapist
PgDip, BSc (Hons), MMACP, MCSP, MACPSM, MAACP, MHPC
Thanks Matt, an excellent answer - I've added a link to mdgphysio for you.
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Thank you and no worries.
Matt Goodman
Director of MDG Physio & Chartered Physiotherapist
PgDip, BSc (Hons), MMACP, MCSP, MACPSM, MAACP, MHPC
http://www.mdgphysio.comSubmitted 5 years 38 weeks ago by mdgphysio