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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Swedish Defense and Export Agency FMX, has offered a package deal to Croatia for acquisition of Saab's multi-role Gripen fighter.
The deal offered this week is for eight Gripen C/D aircraft, logistics support and training for Croatian and technicians. It also includes a financing arrangement and industrial cooperation provision through Saab.
"We are pleased to present this offer which has been prepared in close collaboration with Croatia," said Peter Gothe, deputy director general of FXM. "The system has excellent capabilities to protect a country's airspace and to participate in international missions.
"It (the Gripen) fulfills NATO requirements for interoperability. Gripen is one of the most cutting edge fighters in the world while being efficient and robust with low lifecycle costs at the same time."
The Gripen is a single-engine fighter with a maximum speed of 1,372 miles per hour at altitude. Its combat radius is 500 miles and its maximum ceiling is 50,000 feet. Thailand, South Africa, Hungary and the Czech Republic -- as well as Sweden -- fly the aircraft.
"In order to ensure that the Croatian air force remains operative without interruption when its current MiG-21s are decommissioned, Sweden offers a solution where the Gripen C/D aircraft can be operative as soon as within one year after a contract is signed," says Jerry Lindbergh, program director for Croatia at FXM.


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Hometown? Upper Marlboro, MD
High School? Oxon Hill High School
Favorite place around Washington College? My favorite place around Chestertown is the Fish Whistle.
First year experience/advice? Freshman year I learned never be scared to seek help; it always pays off in the end, especially if it is related to academics. Your GPA will thank you.
Favorite Dance Move? If I could be a dance move, I would be the running man.
Favorite Disney Character? If I could be a Disney character I would be Dory from Finding Nemo because she is funny, easy-going, a good friend and a great swimmer (a talent I wish I had!)
Favorite Class? The classes I have enjoyed the most so far at WAC have to be acting and criminology. Acting was so much fun that at times I forgot I was even in class and criminology was full of interesting facts and concepts.
Recommended Professor? I would have to say Dr.K because he is a fun teacher and is still able to clearly get his lesson across. He really wants to see his students succeed.
Most Memorable Experience as a First-Year Student? That is a tie between War on the Shore and birthday ball; I have very fun memories from both.
If I Was an Animal? I would want to be a zebra because they are my favorite animal, and I think they are beautiful creatures
One Thing You Shouldn't Forget to Pack? I would have to say shower shoes; they come in handy even when you're not about to take a shower.

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BREINIGSVILLE, Pa. – If you ever had your lunch disappear from the office refrigerator, consider what one southeastern Pennsylvania man did: He called the cops.
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02.28.07 Friends and Foes
Who are you anyway? A hopeful iconoclast forging a more playful model of maturity, or a pathetic lost soul clinging desperately to fast-fading freedoms?
And here you thought you just had a thing for cupcakes.
We rejuveniles are a polarizing bunch. Defenders proclaim the benefits of cultivating childlike tastes into adulthood, casting their critics as hopelessly stodgy sticks-in-the-mud. Traditionalists counter that adulthood is about coming to grips with sacrifice, hard work and seriousness.
Such debate makes up a big part of Rejuvenile, but I've been surprised at how vitriolic the discussion has become in the eight months since publication. Maybe it's the war overseas, or Bush, or the chilly — any case, a slew of red-hot, pull-up-your-bootstraps adults has appeared to circle the wagons and declare with phlegmatic ferocity that rejuveniles pose a real and present danger against all that is good and proper.
Hands down the most hard-core Harrumphing Codger to join the debate is Ingrid Schlueter, host of the syndicated radio program ?Crosstalk.? She's been on a tear about rejuveniles since the book appeared, writing last summer that my account of adults wearing footie pajamas and playing video games has convinced her that "what this country needs is a really major economic crash, the kind where people are on the sidewalk selling pencils and their children have nothing to eat."
Ms. Schlueter devoted a recent hour-long program to the phenomenon (audio archive here), proclaiming her horror at today's "cult of youth" and noting its terrifying signifiers: middle-aged women who wear lowrider jeans (?revolting!?), religious leaders who declare a love for surfing, parents who share the same taste in music as their kids and, perhaps most distressingly, men who've forgotten the stoic heroism of traditional masculinity (Exhibit A: a reality show contestant who wept upon being booted from a dance program. "And he was wearing a leotard!" she said. ?I would hope a real man wouldn't go to a dance audition. It's time to grow up.?)
Canadian journalist Kevin Libin is similarly hung up on "manliness," though he's infinitely more reasonable and eloquent, noting that "the centuries-old archetype of the master of the house" which has been the Western cultural tradition from Herod to Heathcliff Huxtable, is eagerly being cast off to make way for ?alternadads.?? A column in yesterday's National Post (sub required) includes a nice mini profile of a 36-year-old emergency room doctor who loves video games and comics and sees no reason why these enthusiasms make him a bad father. Mr. Libin trots out Codger mouthpiece Frank Furedi to give him the bad news: he's just not a real man. "As manly authority declines, it's not replaced by an alternative male authority," Furedi says. ?It's replaced by ambiguity, where you try to basically resolve the problem by, instead of being a role model to your son or daughter, you try to be their best friend.?
I spoke to Mr. Libin last week and had a chance to weigh in on the charge that rejuevenile dads are sissy men too weak to be the sort of heroic figures that nature intended. And while my response didn't make it into print (I'm quoted bashing my beatnik parents instead—sorry mom!), it's worth repeating that I for one am only too glad that the Herod/Heathcliff Huxtable model of fatherhood is giving way to one that allows for more fun, flexibility and connection. As likeminded author and goofy dad Neal Pollack points out, it's not as if playful dads don't know what their primary job — all understand that we're here to shelter, protect and provide. But why does that mean we're prohibited from enjoying the same stuff our kids do? Why is it so hard for Mr. Libin or Ms. Shlueter to comprehend that one can be parent and pal, sometimes toggling uncomfortably between the two roles but often being both, in the same moment?
Fathers and their kids also get their due in a three-page review of Rejuvenile that appeared two weeks ago in the Weekly Standard (not online). It's not the screed I was expecting from a neocon journal that is about as Harrumphing as they come; reviewer Susie Currie did a nice job recapping and even offers that book is "a fun read." But she can't contain her superiority over the rejuveniles described in the book, asking forgiveness for "thinking that if some of these people were any shallower, they'd be the Sahara." She takes particular offense at remarks in book by Rebecca Flaugh, the 28-year-old childless travel agent who told me she never understood her father's "death march" of responsible adulthood. By modeling her own life in terms of self-actualization over self-sacrifice, Flaugh "made my skin crawl," Currie writes.
No doubt some rejuveniles need to grow up and get a grip on the particular demands of their adult lives. But the vast majority of people I met while working on the book were like the emergency room doctor with the video game — is, productive and responsible adults who choose to spend their off-hours doing stuff their parents might find ridiculous. To them, adulthood isn't just about fighting for one's share in a cruel and unforgiving world. It's about picking responsibilities carefully, taking care of family and self and having some fun along the way. As I say in the book, they are unimpressed with the virtues of — them, suffering is vastly overrated.
Happily, rejuvenile coverage of late hasn't all been of the grumpy variety. Writer Whit Honea (keeper of this very funny blog) contributed a nice review to the busy site Dadcentric, calling the book "a comprehensive study of what makes this a movement and not just a load of shit." Northeastern University student Jeff Miranda just published a thorough and sympathetic story on the phenomenon in his college paper. And similarly thoughtful stories have appeared in last few weeks in the Omaha World Herald and the Toledo Blade? proving that rejuveniles might get a bad rap in the Weekly Standard, but they love us in Toledo.
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With each new thing I experience here at Shure, it's getting harder and harder to write these blog posts! It's like trying to take a picture of the moon when its super big and bright, but then you go to do that and you realize the moon is millions of miles away and it's tiny in your picture. There are just some things that pictures and words can't capture. You just kind of have to be there to experience it.
The Latin Alternative Music Conference was one of those things. How do I talk about it? It was amazing. I love being surprised in the sense of thinking of something one way and then being pleasantly surprised that it's actually different. So don't jump out and scare me and be like "Surprise" because I can't promise that my reflexes wouldn't punch you haha!
This was a good surprise though. I went in with that stereotypical idea of what Latin music was, but it was so different. One of the main lessons I learned was that music is a universal language. You don't have to know what they're saying to enjoy the music or get something out of it. Sure, I think songs can be extremely powerful when you understand and connect with the lyrics as well as the music, but it's definitely not necessary.
I was also able to make it to two panel discussions. One was on DIY artists and how to get your name known. At this panel, they talked about utilizing social media and the best ways to do that as a band or artist. The second one I went to was by far my favorite because it was the one of most interest to me. It was on music licensing and getting your music into TV, film, advertising, commercials, etc. The panel consisted of people from BMI to ESPN to Soundcloud. It was pretty cool to hear all the different perspectives and strategies on how artists can get their music placed.
The live shows were incredible. The energy was insane and everyone in the crowd was super into the shows. The entire conference was like a family reunion for a lot of these bands and artists. So many times they were watching people they knew on stage so they would scream and yell for their friends, who would later return the favor when they performed!
Despite my persistent begging not to have to go up on stage, Nelson got me up there during one of the last SummerStage events in Central Park to give away a prize. I'm not shy, but I definitely was intimidated to get up on stage in front of a thousand people. I mean I do radio for a reason. I like to be behind the scenes, BUT it definitely made me respect the confidence and bravery that the artists have each time they get up on that stage. They basically have to believe in their music and give it their all knowing that there might be people in the audience who don't like it or don't get it. So, it definitely takes a lot of courage.
A side note to the LAMC that made my trip fantastic was getting to be reunited with and meet so many people! Shout out to Joel Moya from Remezcla for making the LAMC even more fun! You were the best intern to the intern I could have asked for! I also got to see one of my good friends from grade school that moved away in the 7th grade! So she made it out to a couple of the shows, which was awesome!
Overall, there aren't words or pictures that can properly explain how much fun I had! The city was crazy, especially coming from rural Missouri! It was exciting and bustling and it really is the city that never sleeps. I wish everyone could get this experience, I think it was really good to see that music can cross culture. Music is just one of those things that is similar in many cultures. It's a source of expression, it can bring happiness and joy, and it does that no matter where you are in the world or how you're listening. I feel like there are few things that are like this, so similar throughout culture. Music, smiling, laughing, I mean I'm sure there are more, but I mean smiling and laughing….those are two of my favorite things and music is right there on that cross-cultural list and that's amazing. Music can be so diverse and so different, yet it's expression and brings enjoyment no matter the difference in sound. Seeing that in full force throughout LAMC was a pure joy. It was a beautiful thing to be in this situation where you're immersed in a different culture for a few days and to realize just how powerful music is and how small you are. There is a whole world out there, but music can bring us all together.
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February 20, 2013 07:05 ET
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Feb 20, 2013) - Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) announced today that Peter Ungaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Hiemstra, Director, Treasury and Investor Relations, will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. The Cray presentation will be held on Monday, Feb. 25, at 1:55 p.m. PST.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
REMARKABLE RECOVERY: Linda and Billy Keir
Linda Keir was flying over the Atlantic Ocean when she felt her heart begin to beat abnormally. En route to Boston on vacation from her home in Inveruvie, Scotland, she whispered to her husband Billy Keir that something was wrong.
"I remember thinking I didn't feel well at all," she says. "Soon after I remember I couldn't move my right arm or leg."
Linda Keir was having a stroke.
"A fellow passenger went to get a member of the flight crew, and within that one minute Linda couldn't talk," says her husband of eight years.
The call went out for a doctor on board and fortunately a physician appeared within moments. After an initial examination it was determined that Linda Keir would need care at a hospital as soon as possible. The pilots sped up the plane, and the Keirs were headed to Boston, a bit quicker than anticipated.
When stroke occurs, time is critical. Each minute that passes can mean the difference between life and death. With emergency medical responders waiting at the airport, the plane made a quick and successful landing and the Keirs were on their way to the Mass General.
Within 13 minutes of arriving at the hospital, Linda Keir was placed under the care of Natalia Rost, MD, director of the Acute Stroke Service. This Mass General team combines emergency medicine, nursing, radiology and neurology expertise to implement some of the safest and fastest treatment times in the country.
This was the case with Linda Keir, who was given tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), a drug designed to break up potentially deadly blood clots. Shortly thereafter, she underwent MRI and CT scans and within 40 minutes she was in the OR having the clot removed.
"Linda's case is remarkable," says Lee Schwamm, MD, executive vice chairman of Neurology and director of the Stroke Service in the Mass General Fireman Vascular Center, who took over Linda's care. "So many people played a part in her care, and for us at the Mass General, this was a perfect example of the cross-departmental cooperation and streamlined approach of the acute stroke team that can rapidly assess and care for these patients."
Within two days Linda Keir was up and walking around her floor. She regained her speech and movement in her arm and leg. To look at her; it is as if she never had a stroke.
"I never would have wanted this to happen at all, but if it was going to, I'm glad it was now," she says. "Even if I was in my own home in Scotland and not on a plane when this happened there's no way I would have received the type of care that I did at the Mass General. I just wouldn't have. I'm just so thankful."
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January 9, 2013 – SPACE – Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) 2012 DA14 has its annual flyby of the earth on February 15, 2013. Its projected orbit, according to NASA, will bring it well within the orbits of geosynchronous satellites currently orbiting our planet. NASA has indicated that there is no danger of this asteroid impacting our planet, however they have not ruled out our gravity changing the asteroids orbital pattern. NEA 2012 DA 14 was discovered on February 23, 2012 by the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM), near the Spanish city of La Sagra. According to NASA's Near Earth Object Program, NEO, the asteroid will pass the earth at a distance of 21,000 miles, putting the asteroid's trajectory in between the earth and the satellites orbiting our planet. Geosynchronous satellites orbiting our planet orbit at a distance of roughly 26,200 miles above the earth. Geostationary orbiting objects orbit at a distance of roughly 22,236 miles above the Earth's equator. These objects are considered to be in High Earth Orbit (HEO). Any object in space considered to be in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is approximately 1250 miles above the equator. The term Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) refers to an orbiting object approximately 12,500 miles above the Earth's equator, in between objects in an LEO and a HEO, geosynchronous orbit.
With Near Earth Asteroid 2012 DA 14′s flyby falling somewhere in between geosynchronous satellite orbit, and objects orbiting in a Medium Earth Orbit pattern, the potential for this NEO impacting other objects orbiting our planet appears to be almost guaranteed. Could one of these objects be impacted by the asteroid and then be propelled back into our atmosphere? The chance of this happening is low, and NASA has not indicated if this potential happenstance will occur. Asteroid 2012 DA 14 has an estimated diameter of about 45 meters, and a mass of roughly 130,000 metric tons, making it a medium-sized asteroid. If Asteroid DA 14 were to impact the Earth, it would do so with the energy of 2.4 Megatons. Additionally NASA estimates the closest it can get to the earth will be 17,000 miles above the equator. NASA continually tracks these asteroids, through their Near Earth Object Program (NEO) in association with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer program (WISE) searches the skies of our solar system making observations in an effort to assess Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHA) orbiting close to our planet. Potentially hazardous asteroids are a smaller subset of the larger group called the Near Earth Asteroids (NEA) that have close orbits to the Earth's and are big enough to survive passing through our atmosphere and causing damage of great proportions. The asteroid hunting portion of the WISE program is called NEOWISE. "The NEOWISE analysis shows us we've made a good start at finding those objects that truly represent an impact hazard to earth," said Lindley Johnson, program executive for the Near Earth Object Observation Program at NASA. "But we've many more to find, and it will take a concerted effort during the next couple of decades to find all of them that could do serious damage or being mission destination in the future. NASA's NEOWISE project, which wasn't originally planned as part of WISE, has turned out to be a huge bonus," said Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE principal investigator, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California. "Everything we can learn about these projects helps us understand their origins and fate. Our team was surprised to find the over abundance of low inclination PHA's. Because they will tend to make more close approaches to earth, these targets can provide the best opportunities for the next generation of human and robotic exploration." Pres. Obama has called for NASA to access an asteroid in orbit for the purposes of exploring ways to divert its orbit away from the earth in the event of a potential impact. A new project, initiated by scientists at California's Institute for Space Studies, would put an asteroid into orbit around the Earth's moon, giving us the ability to study it from a closer distance then the asteroids standard orbit. The majority of asteroids orbiting in our solar system do so in the main asteroid belt, between the planets Mars and Jupiter. –Guardian


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Why anyone would buy anything other than a Topeak Joe Blow Sport II I really don't know. Incredible bit of kit outperforms pumps three times the price.
SKS make the bike-shop-stalwart Rennkompressor pump and a bunch of other high quality units, and they've trickled down some of that engineering into the new Airkompressor 12.0 - enough of it for the pump to be a very good buy for the £30 list price, and you can have it for less if you shop around.
Specifically, a couple of the things they've trickled down are the extra-long steel barrel and the Multivalve head unit. The barrel's volume and shape means it's a simple job to get road tyres up to pressure; 100psi into a 23mm tyre takes just 21 strokes. The extra height of the pump means that it might not be the best if you're very short, but no-one in the office had any issues.
The Multivalve head is, in my opinion, the best of the three options SKS have for attaching the pump to the valve. There's a hole for Presta and one for Schraeder, simply push the head unit on and flip the lever down and you're ready to go. The smart head might be cleverer and the traditional two-piece thumblock chuck might suit the pro mechanic and last for ever, but the Multivalve is by far the nicest to use. It's attached to the giant floor-level pressure dial by means of a hose that's long enough, though not over generous; if you're pumping up tyres on a workstand you might struggle but other than that it's fine.
The pump is rated to 12 bar, hence the 12.0 in the name. We didn't need to pump up any silk tubulars down the track so we haven't pushed it to its limits but 120psi in a road tyre is no bother at all, and that's the limit of most people's requirements. The plastic handle is basic but comfortable enough; the composite base section can flex a bit when you're going after it but the Airkompressor never felt like it was in any danger of breaking.
For thirty quid there's a goodly number of track pumps you can choose from, but this should certainly be on your list. It's well made and capable of delivering high pressures with ease.
Good quality track pump that makes light work of high pressures.
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Make and model: SKS Airkompressor 12.0 track pump
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The new high-performance pump for every occasion. Alongside its outstanding value for money, the AIRKOMPRESSOR 12.0 captivates by its extra-long steel tube that ensures great volume per stroke, its extra large manometer as well as the multivalve head for all types of valves. With the greatest of ease, you will inflate the tyre up to a pressure of 12 bar with this all-rounder.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
measurements: 730 mm
valve: AV, SV, DV
ouput max: 12 bar/174 PSI
Nicely made for a budget pump.
Does the job with minimum fuss and bother.
Not going to last as long as a Rennkompressor but fine for home use.
Reassuringly solid.
Easy to get to high pressures.
Good quality pump at a keen price.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Easy to use, good multivalve head.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Nothing much, the hose could be a little longer.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 40 Height: 190cm Weight: 102kg
I usually ride: whatever I'm testing... My best bike is: Genesis Equilibrium with SRAM Apex
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc and responsible for kicking the server when it breaks. In a previous life he was a graphic designer but he's also a three-time Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling world champion, and remains unbeaten through the bog. Dave rides all sorts of bikes but tends to prefer metal ones. He's getting old is why.


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Well that's probably more to do with being welsh, than gender?
My office parties passed without any serious incident this year.
I was bitten by a lesbian at our departmental one. On my shoulder, which was good because I was then able to wind her up that my partner had gone apeshit about it after seeing the (entirely fictional) mark she'd left.
At the all-company one we were joined on our table from a geezer from IT who complained that people always wanted to talk to him about their computers at these things but we were alright. He then proceeded to talk about computers all night, but he was on the other side of the table so I ignored him.
Well I missed mine, due to one of my mates being a fool.
However, my colleagues have cracked open the first bottle of cava at 10:50am this morning. I can't see a good end to today....
Well, this thread never turns into the cesspit of Petronian mayhem that I hope it will, but I'm giving it another go. Only 8 people in the office I work in now, so unlikely anything bizarre will happen...
i heard that a girl at my work licked cocaine off some dude's dick at one of our xmas parties, but then apparently a teacher also did that to a sixth-former at the school i went to. Not sure why anyone would want to lick coke anyway.
not as horrendous as STN is after i'm sure, but the funniest thing i ever saw at one of our xmas parties was this guy trying to breakdance near a table full of complementary glasses of champagne and bottles of beer. He fatefully tried to execute the spinning-around-on-your-back thing, getting his foot caught in the tablecloth in the process, and pulled about 20 drinks down all over himself. The final insult was a single bottle of becks teetering on its side on the edge of the table, the remaining contents dripping onto his forehead as he lay on the floor.
I suppose though that if she'd done it differently you would be saying "why would you want someone sniffing your dick anyway" instead."i heard that a girl at my work licked cocaine off some dude's dick at one of our xmas parties, but then apparently a teacher also did that to a sixth-former at the school i went to. Not sure why anyone would want to lick coke anyway"
lol, true true
can't think of any appealing drug/genitalia combos really, though i'm sure someone here will suggest one
There's this girl on youtube who talks about taking DMT anally.
i think jack nicholson used it to numb his bell cos he blew his bag in about 2 seconds, its inb easy riders raging bulls. one of the benefits of being sacked this week is no office parties.
Worst ive got up to was briefly copping off with my managers girl who i was chums with (well, not after that)
the anus/rectum is the most permeable membrane in the body, more permeable than the nasal passages and sinuses
and hence it is great for using to get high (more permeable=faster absorption)
especially on methamphetamine and ecstasy
now THAT is an office party I'd like to attend


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Eagle-Research is working with people around the world to develop the Brown's Gas technology.
This patent-free exchange of information has resulted in an avalanche of progress in the Brown's Gas research.
Free cooperation has made tremendous progress developing Brown's Gas machines that are far superior to anything that has existed until now.
For people who wish to find out more about Brown's Gas, a large portion of the history and development of Brown's Gas research is detailed in Brown's Gas Book One. It also gives most of the mathematics needed to understand Brown's Gas and the theory behind the Gas.
Brown's Gas Book Two contains all the needed information to home-build a safe and easy to use commercial sized Brown's Gas electrolyzer (several people have now done it, using surplus components). The latter part of Brown's Gas Book Two points out some misconceptions and myths about Brown's Gas that that Eagle-Research has been able to prove false with actual experiments. However, Brown's Gas has many wonderful, beneficial applications.
(Note: William Rhodes patents predate Yull Brown's on this gas by over ten years. Yull Brown commercialized the gas and gained worldwide recognition. For technology standard, I recognize the worldwide use of the name 'Brown's Gas')
We built a 'clear' series-cell Brown's Gas electrolyzer, using the instructions in my Brown's Gas Book Two. Below is a picture of the actual electrolyzer used to discover the ExW constituent of BG. This electrolyzer has evolved into our ER50 design.
We found, as we'd expect in a bipolar electrolyzer design, oxygen gas being formed on the positive side of each plate and hydrogen gas being formed on the negative side of each plate but we also saw a third ASTONISHING thing.
We can see (and we see it every time) a THIRD gas being formed exactly in the middle BETWEEN the plates . . . in the fluid itself. There is no connection between the bubbles coming off the plates and the line of bubbles coming out of the fluid; the fluid is clear.
You have never seen THIS in your high school physics class. I can see gas being formed exactly midway BETWEEN the plates in my transparent series-cell electrolyzers. It starts as a line of bubbles from the top to the bottom of the cell, so solid that it looks like another plate. This line of bubbles becomes visible in about three seconds from the time the electrolyzer is turned on. The line of bubbles then widens till it meets the bubbles being formed on the plates and the cell is full of bubbles (this takes about eleven seconds).
I think the gas formed in the fluid is a unique component of Brown's Gas (BG). My new theory is that Brown's Gas contains 6 constituents H2, O2, H2O (as water vapor), H2O (as 'electrically expanded water' (ExW)) H and O.
I now think any gas formed ON the plates is mostly normal diatomic oxygen and hydrogen. It stands to reason that gas formed on the plates would initially be mon-atomic, immediately changing to di-atomic (because of brownian movement and association) and would then stay di-atomic. Several tests of BG have confirmed that 1% to 3% of the gas does remain in the mon-atomic state.
When very high amperage is used, the line of bubbles forms faster and at first assumes a bowed shape, before stabilizing as a straight line in the middle of each cell. This is where we think the ExW component of Brown's Gas forms (water that has absorbed enough actual electrical energy to become a gas that is not steam).
In one, finely tuned, experiment we achieved TWO lines of bubbles perfectly dividing the cell into thirds. From this we assume that frequency tuning is important to achieving the ExW component of BG. In any given design of electrolyzer and set of operating conditions there will be a DC frequency that is most efficient.
BG has energy characteristics that are unexplained, like it's 'cool' flame temerature yet high energy flame. BG has only 1/10th the BTU energy of acetylene but will heat a tungsten rod faster than acetylene (see BG video 3).
I think we have a situation where water is absorbing electricity and expanding to a gasious state that is NOT steam or water vapor. This gasious form of water is combustible (it implodes) and it is stable (remains in a gasious state with changes in temperature).
I think when the electricity (in the Brown's Gas) is released by the 'flame,' it comes manifests with electricical effects and the water 'implodes' to it's original liquid form, with no heat and no expansion first. That's also why the BG flame is 'cool' yet has high energy effects.
Working with scientists and experimenters around the world, we have discovered new several new things about Brown's Gas. One of which I'm detailing here.
It now seems that Brown's Gas may NOT mon-atomic hydrogen and oxygen like I originally theorized (which will make the nay-sayers happy)
Steam is water that has heat energy added to it, (becoming a gaseous form of water) but loses it's volume (eventually returning to liquid form) if cooled. BG is temperature stable and will not 'condense' if cooled.
I think the ExW component of Brown's Gas is water that has had electrical energy added to it, in a very unique way, to make the water into an 'electrical' gas. ExW is still water (H2O); ExW has NOT split into hydrogen and oxygen, which is why burning ExW results in an implosion without a pre-explosion like when you combust hydrogen.
Brown's Gas is stable in storage, it's ExW component is implosive, it has a 'cool' flame and seems to put a pure electrical energy directly into whatever material its applied to. Brown's Gas seems to be an 'electrical' flame, not a 'heat' (BTU) flame.
It is easy to measure that the Brown's Gas has >100% volume of gas produced when compared to the Faraday Laws. You can find my math on this in my 'Brown's Gas Book 1.'
Since then I (working with others who wish to remain anonymous) have reconfirmed the math of the 'weighing' data of William Rhodes. This is a simple, easily duplicated experiment and is very conclusive. Simply weigh the gas.
It is important to note that the gas being weighed must come from an electrolyzer that exhibits characteristics mentioned in my Brown's Gas Books. It now seems more clear; Brown's Gas contains 'electrically expanded water molecules' (ExW).
Brown's Gas is too heavy to be mon-atomic, it is even too heavy to be di-atomic; but it is exactly the right weight to be water-gas (di-hydrogen oxide in gaseous form).
I currently think that the ExW component of Brown's Gas is water and that it is water that has absorbed electricity like a sponge absorbs water. I think that the H2O atomic bonds are NOT broken, so ExW is STILL WATER; just in a high energy gaseous form that is NOT steam or water vapor.
Brown's Gas exhibits mon-atomic volumes and energy levels (as per my Brown's Gas Books) and is able to maintain this situation because the hydrogen is still associated with their respective oxygen, just in a higher 'energy-state'.
I have some additional evidence on this from Dr. Clark in California, who developed the math for Dr. Randall Mills hydrogen research. Now for those that want to see the math, here is the experiment described by William Rhodes himself.
From the CRC handbook: "Lifting power of 1 cu/ft hydrogen is about 0.075 lb. at 760 mm pressure."
SETUP: Our test volume chosen was 1 liter single duct electro- lyzed gases. An igloo from a plastic pop bottle was cut to provide exactly 1000 ml volume between the flat igloo door top, and the upper dome. (1000 ml was from a standard 1000 ml flask, transferred to the pop bottle, marking the door top, and extend- ing the igloo another 2", where it was lathe cut and the doorway snipped out. It was located inverted on the pan of our Mettler milligram balance. An L shaped tube on lab stand extended through the doorway and bent upward ending near the dome top, leaving the balance completely free of interference.
The gas generator was purged of air 15 minutes. The balance was tare arbitrarily adjusted for 30 grams +- 1 mg. The igloo was filled with pipe smoke; -6 mg deflection noted due to warmer air. The gas tube was attached and maximum weight reduction of 0.510 grams was attained, rounded off to the nearest mg. Gas input was allowed to flow for 30 minutes for accuracy. 5 minutes after gas cutoff, the balance returned to the pre-gas reading caused by rapid diffusion of electrolyzed gases into atmosphere. Comparing H2 lifting power, 1 liter mixed gases multiplied to 1 cu/ft provided lifting power of 0.0311 lb. Or 41% that of H2."
CALCULATION OF LIFTING POWER OF BROWN'S GAS Now I will summarize the facts that others and I discovered upon analyzing the above experiment. The conclusion is interesting.
From the CRC handbook: "Lifting power of 1 cu/ft hydrogen is about 0.075 lb. at 760 mm pressure." We calculate molecular hydrogen under the bell to weigh about 0.089 gm per L giving that "lifting power" of .075 lb. per cubic ft (1.2 gm per liter).
Let's say that air as an "ideal gas" weighs about 1.29 gm per L. (29 gm in 22.4 L at STP). Testing with molecular hydrogen should give 1.29-.09 =1.2 gm/L of "lifting power" which computes with the CRC reference.
0.5 gm per liter is equivalent to .0311 lb. per cubic foot? I calculate it to be .0312136 which is pretty close. NOTE: A standard volume (22.4L) contains the molecular mass in grams at STP. See 'Brown's Gas Book 1' for more on this.
In pure Brown's Gas, the atomic weight would be 18, if we assume a gaseous form of water. Two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen forming one molecule. 2 moles of H2 (a total molecular mass of 4 gm) + 1 mole 02 (a di-atomic molecular mass of 32 gm) ie: 3 mole of gaseous mix weighs 36 gm and occupies (22.4x3) L = 67.2L or 36/67.2 gm per L or 0.53 gram per liter. 2 moles of H = 2 grams in 44.8 liters. 1 mole of O = 16 in 22.4 liters. 18/67.2 = 0.2678 gram per liter; (half that of di-atomic).
If Brown's Gas were to be a newly discovered "ideal gas" (gaseous water) of H20, one mole would weigh 18 grams in 22.4L or 0.8 gram per liter. So Brown's Gas would be heavier than the molecular 2:1 mix (both measured at STP).
Assuming that the test gas is mon-atomic it should weigh 0.2678 gm per L. 1.29-0.2678 = 1.0222 gm/L lifting power. Assuming that the test gas is di-atomic it should weigh 0.53 gm per L. 1.29-0.53 = 0.76 gm/L lifting power. Assuming that the test gas is molecular 'water-gas' it should weigh 0.8 gm per L. 1.29-0.8 = 0.49 gm/L lifting power. So we can say that the test gas weighs (1.29-0.51) = 0.78 gm/L.
In my personal experience I discovered the 'heavier than air' ExW aspect/component of BG by accident.
I subsequently discovered that if I fill a 2 liter transparent pop bottle with BG, then leave it sit for at least 15 minutes (with the lid off), the remaining mixture is implosive. If you ignite it too soon the result is VERY explosive because the hydrogen has not had a chance to escape.
So, the ExW is heavier than air and will stay in the bottle as the hydrogen escapes. If the quality/quantity of the ExW is high enough to support combustion, it will IMPLODE with no pre-explosion.
It burns as a 'slow' imploding donut shaped flame as it moves down inside the bottle; quite interesting to watch.
Thus we are left with the conclusion that Brown's Gas is more than mon-atomic and di-atomic gas, adding a component of uniquely expanded water. The ExW is a combustible water in a gaseous form that is NOT steam or water vapor.
I currently think that Brown's Gas contains an electrically expanded form of water that evolves right out of the electrolyte fluid itself (not on or from the electrolyzer electrode 'plates').
The ExW is a high-energy form of water that carries it's energy as a form of electricity. Several experiments have measured an electrical pulse as the gas is exploded.
Some of the effects of BG are very hard to explain if an electrical potential is not assumed, like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uumlEhqb0-8
And the fact that BG heats up materials in a very different manner than BTU based flames. It seems to inject the electrical energy directly into the atomic structure of the atom, so that the atom becomes energized. What the atom then does depends on how it reacts to electricity... materials that are insulators (cannot get rid of electrical energy quickly) heat up remakably quickly. Materials that conduct electricity easily do not heat up to as high a temperature.
Obviously more testing needs done by organizations that have proper equipment. Let me know if anyone is interested in independently verifying tests like this.
Note: Brown's Gas as produced by most electrolyzers (even my super-efficient designs) has enough di-atomic hydrogen and oxygen in it to be initially explosive. Though the explosion is not quite as violent as a pure 'diatomic' 2H2:O2 explosion.
I am now rating the gas as 'proof' instead of 'percent'. In my previous literature I rated the quality of gas that comes off the cells by a percentage of electrical input to volume ratio (kWh/liter), comparing the actual volume to Faraday 'predicted' gas volume.
In normal electrolysis, for a given amount of electricity you would get about 1860 liters of 2H2:O2 per liter of water. This would be 100% Faraday efficiency. With Brown's Gas electrolyzers it's possible to achieve higher gas volume than Faraday efficiency, because the ExW constituent of BG is NOT H2 or O2. ExW is a gas formed independently of the electrodes.
When I rated my ER1150 WaterTorch as 130%, some people think that means I'm doing 'over-unity' gas production. I see no 'over-unity' in Brown's Gas.
While there is more gas produced than Faraday Laws predict, it is because there is an 'extra' gas produced that is not included in Faraday calculations. By rating at greater than 100% I am just trying to use a method to indicate gas quality (quantity of ExW) so that people can know the quality of gas coming from various Brown's Gas machines.
So now I rate gas quality as 'proof.' My ER1150 Water Torch puts out 130 proof Brown's Gas.
For more information about BG and ExW, see my FAQ for BG and HyZor Technologies.


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Chris and Raquel Garcia were on top of the world. They both had exciting jobs with the San Antonio Spurs. They were at the top of their game, too, rising stars with the sports franchise and well known in the community. At least, that's the way it appeared.
"About five years ago, we went through a really rough patch. On the outside, it looked perfect," recalls Raquel. "On the inside, we were falling apart."
Chris says they both grew up Catholic and went to Mass on most Sundays. But he admits Christ was not exactly at the center of their lives.
"We were very materialistic and heavy socially," he explains. "Let's be out on the town, let's be known, and let's make a name for ourselves. Let's build a new home and fill it with stuff we don't need."
Raquel, who was a new mom at the time, was about to become a single mom. After learning that Chris had an affair, she contacted an attorney and was heading for divorce court.
"You feel like you want to die. I think society tells us that, with something like this, you divorce. I was going to move on," she continues.
But Raquel says someone must have been praying for them, because just when it seemed like there was no hope for her marriage, her mother-in-law gave them a telephone number, a lifeline that saved them both.
"Through God's grace, our marriage was saved," says Raquel.
Alexander House
Chris's mother gave him the number to the Alexander House, an apostolate based right in San Antonio, Texas, where they lived. Greg and Julie Alexander, once on the brink of divorce like Chris and Raquel, began the ministry to help other married couples in crisis.
"We were there, and God showed up and wiped the scales from our eyes and allowed us to see our lives and our marriage in a different light," says Greg Alexander.
He and Julie, who will be married 27 years in July, say they were a lot like Chris and Raquel. Both had successful business careers taking them in different directions. They both were unfaithful. And they had two young children who Julie says were deeply hurt by the strife in the house.
"Our work life consumed us. That's where our hearts were. Every time we got more stuff, it wasn't making us happier. It was always trying to fill that void," says Julie.
Greg and Julie sought out a priest who they thought would help them get an annulment.
"We went in there trying to figure out how to get out of our marriage. He patiently listened to every word and then asked us, 'What does God have planned for your marriage?'" recalls Greg. He said at that moment, it was like a light went on.
"For the next two days, I read St. Paul. From there I went to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and then I started looking at different encyclicals. All of a sudden I was reading about dying to yourself."
Once ready to walk away from his wife, Greg was suddenly and humbly asking Julie to take his hand.
"I looked at her and I said, 'Why don't we pray?' We had never taken the time to pray together."
And so, they prayed—and prayed and prayed. Greg made a promise to God. "If you deliver us from this evil, we will commit the rest of our lives to help marriage in ministry."
And that's exactly what they've been doing for the past 15 years. They founded the Alexander House in 1999, which offers different programs to help couples.
Each day, they learned more and more about the Church. Greg read the encyclical Humane Vitae, written by Pope Paul VI, which explains and reaffirms what the Church teaches on contraception and how couples are called to be open to life. Greg quickly made an appointment to reverse the vasectomy he had after his two oldest children were born. They now have seven children.
"The Theology of the Body turned on a light for us. What we had failed to understand is that God calls us to be open to life," says Greg. "Now we've been blessed with seven pregnancies and five live births, and that is freedom."
Greg and Julie say leaving their high-paying jobs to start their ministry was a leap of faith. Often they wondered how they would pay the bills, but God always provided. They wrote a book, Marriage 911: How God Saved Our Marriage (and Can Save Yours, Too!). They serve on the pastoral implementation committee for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Marriage Initiative. They also travel to different dioceses across the country, with their children, to help other couples in troubled marriages. Their children are homeschooled.
"The miracle we experienced is available to everyone who is willing to choose God and invite him in," says Julie.
Good marriages means good families
Father Kenneth Geraci has had Greg and Julie do two workshops at his parish in Whitesville, Kentucky.
"You look at marriage as the cornerstone of everything. Without good marriages you can't have good families. Without good families you can't have good vocations," said Father Ken, the associate pastor of St. Mary of the Woods Parish.
Father Ken understands the hurt divorce causes in a family. "I come from a broken family myself. I am the only practicing Catholic in my family. I was a pagan for years. We went to Catholic Church every Sunday as a kid. We looked the part, but we never prayed together," he recalls. He says Greg and Julie offer couples hope.
"I had a couple who had literally said the night before the workshop they were getting a divorce. Every single couple said the retreat was the most amazing event. It completely gives couples hope; it brings them back to the center and rebalances them.
People so desperately need to put the pieces back together," he says. "Greg and Julie illustrate two points. One, it doesn't matter what you've done; God wants to restore your marriage. Two, he doesn't want to make it good; he wants to make it amazing. He wants to give us what we don't deserve."
With the high divorce rate, Greg and Julie are committed to spreading the message far and wide. And they're not alone.
Albert and Bertha Fresquez are the international coordinators of Retrouvaille, a program that provides a weekend experience for married couples who are in crisis. Albert and Bertha went to Mass every Sunday with their four children. But 20 years into their marriage, Bertha was ready to walk.
"We were married but just going through the motions. There were a lot of arguments and the children were affected," says Bertha. After finding out that Albert had been unfaithful, Bertha decided to file for divorce. But before she did, she happened to find a pamphlet for Retrouvaille at her church. In August of 1999, the couple made their weekend retreat and began again.
"I found it hard to believe that a program like this could save our marriage, but it did," Albert explains.
The program began as a Catholic ministry in Quebec, Canada, in 1977. St. Joseph is the patron saint of the program. Retrouvaille also offers Christian multi-denominational weekends. After the weekend, couples complete six to twelve follow-up sessions. Communication is a major focus of the program.
"The program literally saved our marriage. The tools allowed us to own our behavior, forgive each other, forgive ourselves, and build a new relationship," Bertha continues.
Bertha says her biggest regret is not finding out about Retrouvaille sooner. "God led by example by forgiving. God created man and woman to be together in a marriage and have a family. You turn over your marriage, and it allows God to become active in your hearts," Bertha says. "Having God in our relationship allows us to be responsible for our behavior and to seek forgiveness."
Albert and Bertha are proud to say they've been married for 36 years and have six grandchildren.
Grow old with me
Chris and Raquel, who have been married for 10 years, look forward to celebrating their 36th anniversary someday. But for now, they're walking with Christ every day of their marriage. They also help other couples heading for a breakup. And through their reconciliation, God poured out his grace and gave them two special gifts.
"Through Greg and Julie Alexander's ministry, from the darkest place ever, look what God brought us—twins!" says Raquel. "When we found out we were expecting twins, we were like, 'Wow! He double blessed us.' All that matters is that Christ is at the center of our marriage. Forget about everything else."
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So i traced all the pins. Seems the thread starter has the right combination for my setup aswell. Now what?Edit: I2C-detec finds an adress att 0x20 aswell...
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Quote from: puttelino on Mar 23, 2013, 08:18 pmSo i traced all the pins. Seems the thread starter has the right combination for my setup aswell. Now what?Edit: I2C-detec finds an adress att 0x20 aswell...So you are saying you have traced all the connections from PCF8574 pins to the LCD?Can you list each of the pin numbers on the PCF8574 that connect to the LCD and thenwhich LCD pins they connect to?What about the backlight? How is it wired up?Is there a transistor? If a transistor what type, NPN or PNP and how isis wired up to the LCD? What does the backlight jumper do?If it is the same as TomKi's board, thenuse the newer constructor that TomKi provided that includes the backlight bit and the backlight polarity.Then initialize it using:Code: [Select]lcd.begin (20,4); // initialize the lcd You shouldn't use lcd.setBacklightPin() that is a legacy api function.The constructor now contains all the needed information.Then it should work.If the board supports backlight control you can try turning on/off the backlight usinglcd.backlight() and lcd.noBacklight()That should do it.If not, then there might be a i2c communication issue.Do you have pullups on the i2c signals?--- bill
#include <Wire.h>#include <LCD.h>#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>#define I2C_ADDR 0x20 // Define I2C Address where the PCF8574A is#define BACKLIGHT_PIN 3#define En_pin 2#define Rw_pin 1#define Rs_pin 0#define D4_pin 4#define D5_pin 5#define D6_pin 6#define D7_pin 7int n = 1;LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(I2C_ADDR,En_pin,Rw_pin,Rs_pin,D4_pin,D5_pin,D6_pin,D7_pin);void setup(){ lcd.begin (20,4); // Switch on the backlight lcd.setBacklightPin(BACKLIGHT_PIN,POSITIVE); lcd.setBacklight(HIGH); lcd.home (); // go home lcd.print("SainSmart I2C test"); lcd.setCursor ( 0, 1 ); // go to the next line lcd.print("F Malpartida library"); }void loop(){ delay(1000); lcd.setBacklight(HIGH); delay(1000); lcd.setBacklight(HIGH);}


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Dolphins-Steelers Preview
The Pittsburgh Steelers feel Mike Wallace and the Miami Dolphins
are in the way.
Coach Mike Tomlin will certainly try to avoid doing that
Tomlin hopes the Steelers can put his bizarre antics behind them
as they welcome Wallace back to Pittsburgh on Sunday in a meeting
against the Dolphins with major playoff implications.
Pittsburgh (5-7) and Miami (6-6) are trying to improve their
respective playoff chances, but a defeat Sunday could be the final
blow to the Steelers' hopes after falling 22-20 at Baltimore on
The importance of the matchup certainly overshadows the return
of Wallace, who left the Steelers for the Dolphins via free agency
after spending his first four seasons in Pittsburgh.
The coach was fined $100,000 earlier this week for stepping on
the field and in the way of the Ravens' Jacoby Jones on a 73-yard
kickoff return last week. Tomlin wasn't flagged for a penalty
despite Jones having to swerve to avoid him, possibly causing him
to be tackled from behind.
"I apologize for causing negative attention to the Pittsburgh
Steelers organization," Tomlin said in a statement. "I accept the
penalty that I received. I will no longer address this issue as I
am preparing for an important game this Sunday against the Miami
The Steelers have won five straight meetings with the Dolphins
dating to a loss at Miami on Sept. 20, 1998. They haven't lost to
them at home since Sept. 30, 1990, winning three in a row.
The Dolphins are hoping Wallace can help them end those streaks
by continuing his recent success, while eventually helping them to
their first playoff berth since 2008. The wide receiver, who
Pittsburgh deemed too expensive during the offseason, has 12
catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns over the last two games
after grabbing just one through the first 10.
"I'm feeling more comfortable every week in the offense,"
Wallace said. "It's time to hit my stride. No more warming up. It's
time to go. It's December. You've got to make plays now. You don't
have time to wait."
A return to Heinz Field may provide added motivation.
"It's going to be exciting," Wallace said. "I don't want to get
caught up in too much hype about a personal battle with these guys,
because it's not really about that. It's about moving forward.
These guys stand in the way of our playoff hopes. They're another
team in the way that has to go down."
Wallace helped the Dolphins take care of another one of those
teams last weekend with a 28-yard catch-and-run touchdown in a 23-3
road victory over the New York Jets. He finished with seven
receptions for 82 yards.
Miami is tied with Baltimore for the sixth and final playoff
position in the AFC, winning two of three in the wake of a bullying
scandal that threatened to derail its season.
Now, the schedule may play into the Dolphins' favor since three
of their remaining four games are against teams currently owning a
losing record.
"We are in the playoff hunt, and we have to win every game,"
said linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, a member of Baltimore's Super Bowl
championship team from last season. "But it's very important to not
look too far down the road."
Another big performance from the offense could get the Dolphins
rolling. They gained a season-high 453 total yards – 328 passing –
last week, as Ryan Tannehill turned in his best performance of
The quarterback, who has an 83.2 rating, had 331 yards with two
touchdowns and one interception while completing 28 of 43 passes
against the Jets.
Brian Hartline had his own season high with 127 yards and caught
Tannehill's other TD pass.
They could be in for another strong effort since the Steelers
are allowing an average of 287.6 passing yards with nine TDs over
the past five games.
Pittsburgh may have running back Le'Veon Bell in the backfield
after he suffered a concussion against the Ravens. He's returned to
full practice this week, and leads the Steelers with 528 yards
while accounting for all five of their rushing touchdowns.
He had 73 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries in Week 13 before
being knocked unconscious on a blow to the head while trying to
dive for his second score of the fourth quarter.
Ben Roethlisberger has completed 64.2 percent of his passes for
841 yards and eight touchdowns with no interceptions and a 105.8
passer rating over the last three games.
Roethlisberger has only been sacked once in that stretch, but is
facing a Miami defense that has 10 in the past three games.
Olivier Vernon has accounted for six of them, giving him a
career-high 10.5.
"We've talked about how the performance level on the field has
to be better in December, and part of that now is consistency,"
coach Joe Philbin said.


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Hi All,
Anyone have any idea what the expected system requirements are for SC:G? Or recommendations from running the game yourselves?
I'm aware there may be no "official" minimum requirements from the Warballon guys yet, I'm also aware the Alpha will likely be buggy/unstable/unoptimised at present. I really enjoyed the iOS original & would quite like to give the Alpha a go my specs are;
Intel Core i5-5500U (2.6Ghz)
Geforce 840M (2GB)
Windows 8.1 OS
Thanks in advance!
Estimated System Requirements
For PC related issues or bugs.
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Re: Estimated System Requirements
Though we don't have any specific system requirements just yet, I have tested it on a somewhat similar system to that and it worked all right for me. If you do wind up getting into the Alpha, let us know if you have any issues with that setup and we'll see what we can do.
Re: Estimated System Requirements
I've got an Intel i5 3.0Ghz, 8GB RAM, and an nVidia Geforce 630, also a Macbook Pro with a 2.6Ghz i5, 8Gb RAM, and an iris in it.
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Bob Peart is the Project Coordinator of the Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative (TGCI). The TGCI is a project of the World Commission on Protected Areas.
What is the Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative?
The TGCI is an undertaking of the Grasslands Specialist Group with WCPA. The TGCI was launched in June 2008 at a workshop in Hohhot, China where 35 grassland experts from 14 countries adopted the following mission: To reverse the trend of biodiversity loss and degradation of the temperate grasslands biome by promoting both the designation and special management of representative protected areas, and the widespread use of sustainable management practices beyond protected area boundaries, with the goal of at least doubling the current level of protection by 2014.
Where are these grasslands?
Indigenous temperate grasslands occur globally on every continent except Antarctica. They are found in about 20 countries, mainly in mid-latitudes where seasonal climates and soils favour the dominance of perennial grasses or graminoids. Similar grasslands occur above the tree line in tropical or sub-tropical regions such as in the high Andes, Tibetan plateau, Iran and equatorial Africa. See map at this link.
Why are temperate grasslands so threatened?
Indigenous temperate grasslands are one of the world's great biomes, occupying ~8% of the earth's surface. However after cradling human needs for centuries they are the most endangered, the most altered and yet the least protected biome on the planet. Only 3.4% of the world's temperate grasslands are protected.
Once home to the some of the world's greatest assemblages of wildlife (ex: North American bison, Argentina's pampas deer and Asia's saiga antelope) the remaining intact indigenous grasslands now support only remnant populations. More than half of all temperate grasslands have been converted for crop production, forest plantations, urbanization and other land uses such as energy and mining development. Much of the remainder is subject to intensive grazing. These practices have led and are continuing to lead to habitat loss, declining biodiversity, desertification and fragmentation. In addition, the specter of climate change is of ever-increasing concern.
Describe the conservation strategy that the TGCI is using to protect additional grasslands?
The TGCI has developed a global strategy and regional action plans. Building on the global strategy of building awareness and improving communication among IUCN commissions and groups with a similar interest (such as WISP), our regional action plans focus on the Northern Great Plains of North America, the various temperate grassland of South America (pampas, puna, campos and paramo), the central Asian grasslands with a focus on the Kazakh Steppe and the transboundary Daurian Steppe/Amur River Basin of Eastern Mongolia, Russia and China.
It is clear that the greatest potential for large-scale grasslands conservation is in these four regions; thus our focus and energy to get active conservation plans underway in each of these four regions. To be successful global awareness and support is also necessary. We were therefore pleased when all the delegates at the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress supported the motion recognizing the plight of the temperate grasslands.
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A-CERTS Training: WSQ Respond to Fire Emergency in Buildings (2 Day) Run 33
Date: 26 & 27 February, Monday & Tuesday
Time: 9.00 am to 6.00pm
Duration: 2 Day
Training Fees: S$425 per pax for A-CERTS Members / $460 per pax for non-members (WSQ funding available for this course)
Accreditation: WSQ Module / SCDF: 20 CPD points
Course Overview & Aim
(Recommended Course for Premises with Fire Safety Manager and store less than 5 metric tonnes of Petroleum & Flammable Materials)
The 2-day course will provide members of the Company Emergency Response Team (CERT) in the Public and Industrial premises with Fire Safety Manager and store less than 5 metric tonnes of Petroleum and Flammable materials with the essential knowledge and application skills to function as a member of an emergency response team. It equips the team to implement the emergency response skills during an emergency incident in buildings. This training covers basic firefighting, rescue techniques and procedures as a CERT member that can be utilised during an emergency.
This is also a WSQ module accreditated by WDA.
Target Audience
Response Team members and Site Incident Controller (SIC) from commercial, industrial and workplaces who are the first responders for incidents in premises with Fire Safety Manager and store less than 5 metric tonnes of Petroleum and Flammable. Persons who want to be recognised as a competent person applying emergency response skills during an emergency incident in buildings.
Course Content
- Interpret emergency response legislations and guidelines
- Identify fire hazard scenarios and usage of fire protection system in buildings
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- Assess the emergency situation and conduct firefighting to contain fire in high rise buildings
- Participate in rescue and evacuation exercise
- Hand over incident and provide operational assistance to the appropriate authorities
Participants will be awarded a downloadable e-Statement of Attainment by SSG upon passing the assessment
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Go Straight With A Wheel Alignment At Main Street Automotive, Inc. In PlacervilleJun 21st, 2013
Ever been in your local Placerville grocery store and had one of those shopping carts? You know, the one with a messed up wheel that wobbles like crazy. Your cart shakes and pulls to one side; if you're not careful, it's clean up on aisle three.
Wheel alignment on your vehicle is a lot like that. One or more of your wheels can get out of alignment; you feel a vibration in your steering wheel, which may also be off-center. Your vehicle might pull to one side and your tires start to wear unevenly; you could chew through a tire in a few months.
Sometimes wheels get knocked out of alignment by something big like hitting a curb on a bumpy Placerville road or slamming into a pothole. But everyday driving takes a toll and vehicles lose alignment over time. That's why recommend an alignment check at regular intervals. At Main Street Automotive, Inc., we offer a full menu of quality auto repair and maintenance services, including wheel alignment.
In your alignment inspection, your friendly and knowledgeable Main Street Automotive, Inc. technician will check your tires and your suspension system for damage. He'll test your alignment to see if it's within specifications. If not, he'll make necessary adjustments to get your vehicle wheels all pointing the same direction again.
If your vehicle pulls to one side, you feel a vibration in the steering wheel or your tires seem to be wearing abnormally, talk with your friendly and knowledgeable Main Street Automotive, Inc. service advisor. You may need to put an alignment inspection at Main Street Automotive, Inc. into your shopping cart.
Give us a call.
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